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From: jaya@ra.src.umd.edu (Jayanti S. Kanal)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Looking for McMax, Ingres for Mac (Re-post)
Keywords: Macintosh, dBase III+ compatibility, Ingres
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Date: 7 Aug 90 13:29:33 GMT
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(For some reason, the first posting of this message only showed 1/2 of the
text, so I am posting it again.)
I am looking for 2 pieces of database software, to be used for unrelated 
purposes.
1.  I need a program for the Mac that can take dBase III+ code and a .dbf file
created on an IBM PC type machine, execute the dBase code and allow us to 
add data to the database, and save the results in a format that can be sent
back to the PC.  The PC files are located in another organization - we must
use their forms & structure and create records that can be sent back to them -
basically we are filling out an electronic questionnaire.  FoxBase for the Mac
and McMax have been mentioned as possibilities.  Has anyone out there used 
these packages successfully with code written in dBase III + on a PC? McMax is
said to work, but I am not familiar with the software - does anyone have info
or a recomendation regarding McMax?

2.  I am also trying to find out if there is an Ingres front end for the Mac.
We have Ingres running on a Sun workstation and would like to use the Macintosh
to access a database on the Sun. I am aware of Oracle for the Mac, but we 
already have and would like to try using Ingres.

Thanks in advance for any information.  E-mail to jaya@ra.src.umd.edu (with
gobs of information, I hope).

Jaya Kanal, Systems Research Center, U of MD College Park