Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!cs.utexas.edu!yale!bunker!hcap!hnews!369!8!Rick.Alfaro From: Rick.Alfaro@f8.n369.z1.fidonet.org (Rick Alfaro) Newsgroups: misc.handicap Subject: Re: databases & speech Message-ID: <13420@bunker.UUCP> Date: 11 Aug 90 03:01:14 GMT Sender: wtm@bunker.UUCP Reply-To: Rick.Alfaro@f8.n369.z1.fidonet.org Distribution: misc Organization: FidoNet node 1:369/8 - The Catwalk BBS, Davie FL Lines: 44 Approved: wtm@bunker.UUCP Index Number: 9745 [This is from the Blink Talk Conference] > Does anyone have any comments on which database programs work best > with speech. I use Artic business vision v2.1. This thread was > started (not by me) over on Compuserve, and someone recommended PFS > File and something called Personal Library. Since we all know that > the real action and the fountain of knowledge is over here on > blinktalk, I thought I would post a starting message for a thread > here. Scott, You will probably get a ton of replies to this and each one will probably be different, but here is my 2 cents worth. Your choice of database programs should depend also on what you intend to do with it. If you are looking for a good general purpose database program, I would highly reccomend Q&A (Q and A). It works very well with speech, and does quite a bit. It even has an easy to learn programming method if you want to get fancy about your database files. It does on screen calculations, generates great reports, and mail merging is a real snap because it also has its own word processor. The word processor isn't a heavyweight like WordPerfect, but offers everything you would probably need for general word processing. It also supports many many printers. If you do decide to go with q and a, make sure the version you get is at least 3.0. The earlier versions worked well also, but 3.0 is especially nice with speech because of the way that the cursor works in the menus. However, if you are looking to do any professional programming with your database, or you need relational capabilities, then you should look at something else like dbase or foxbase. If you go this route though, be prepared to do a lot of studying! Good luck in finding the right one for you... Regards, Rick -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!369!8!Rick.Alfaro Internet: Rick.Alfaro@f8.n369.z1.fidonet.org