Xref: utzoo comp.sys.hp:4982 comp.databases:5833 Path: utzoo!dciem!nrcaer!sce!cognos!nigelc From: nigelc@cognos.UUCP (Nigel Campbell) Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp,comp.databases Subject: Re: a sql/4gl db package anyone ? Message-ID: <8290@cognos.UUCP> Date: 1 May 90 17:35:41 GMT References: <3084@umbc3.UMBC.EDU> Reply-To: nigelc@cognos.UUCP (Nigel Campbell) Followup-To: comp.sys.hp Organization: Cognos Inc., Ottawa, Canada Lines: 36 In article Vchaudha%Oracle.Com@Uunet.Uu.Net writes: >In article <3084@umbc3.UMBC.EDU> greg@cityzoo.acs.umbc.edu (Greg Sylvain,Lib 007,3929,) writes: > > [ I was hoping someone could recommend a database package (a developme > [ oriented database), that can be used by students to write various kinds of > [ db packages/software. It almost would be a neccessity to have both sql an > [ some sort of 4GL incorportated in it. It would also be nice if it was por > [ to VAX Ultrix (RISC and CISC architectures), hp-ux(at least running on the > [ mc68030 and mc68040, maybe even their RISC arcitecures as well) and maybe > [ SUN's (SPARCstation architecture). > Cognos sells a 4gl/database solution which does not require the use of 3.gls or SQL to write applications . Platform File Systems Hp-MpeV (Cisc) Ksam.Mpe.Turbo-image Hp-MpeXl (Risc) Ksam.Mpe.Turbo-image.Starbase Hp-Ux (Risc) C-Isam.Starbase Vax-Vms Rms.Rdb/Vms.Starbase Supports clusters and vax-Ultrix database engine only Dec-Net.Dsri compliant Database access Dg-Aos/Vs or VsII Infos.Icobol.Aos.Dg/SQL Ibm-Pc DOS or Os/2 Flat and Indexed files Import/Export to Lotus,Ascii,Dbase etc Sun/Apollo Database engine only -- Nigel Campbell Voice: (613) 783-6828 P.O. Box 9707 Cognos Incorporated FAX: (613) 738-0002 3755 Riverside Dr. uucp: nigelc@cognos.uucp || uunet!mitel!sce!cognos!nigelc Ottawa, Ontario CANADA K1G 3Z4