Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!know!sdd.hp.com!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!uflorida!gatech!udel!rochester!pt.cs.cmu.edu!sei!bwb
From: bwb@sei.cmu.edu (Bruce Benson)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: databases, Win 3, less than $200.00
Message-ID: <9511@fy.sei.cmu.edu>
Date: 12 Nov 90 22:13:10 GMT
References: <9848.6579.forumexp@mts.rpi.edu>
Reply-To: bwb@sei.cmu.edu (Bruce Benson)
Organization: Software Engineering Institute, Pittsburgh, PA
Lines: 27

In article <9848.6579.forumexp@mts.rpi.edu> Forum2News_Exporter@mts.rpi.edu (Barry Bailey) writes:
>
> 
>   I also use Q&E (standalone product and macro extension to MS-Excel,
>   with its own menu entry in Excel).
> <stuff deleted> 
>   As mentioned previously, Q&E now also enables you to create new
>   databases and indexes. The program has improved reporting capability
>   and a somewhat streamlined menu structure and feature set. Presuming
>   you already have a lot of data stored in text files, dBase files, or
>   in SQL servers you can easily create complex relations (Joins and
>   Outer Joins) with compound conditions and sorts. You can also
>   "Search" for records, I have never found this feature particularly
>   useful.

I constantly convert data to databases and use Q+E to do it.  Since many
of these databases are only generally structured (ie lots of long 
character fields) the "search" command is invaluable.  For highly
structure and specifically designed databases, search may not make a lot
of sense.  If you are a data junkie like me (25 lines of data? I'll
convert it to a database!)  search is often more useful than select.
 

* Bruce Benson                   + Internet  - bwb@sei.cmu.edu +       +
* Software Engineering Institute + Compuserv - 76226,3407      +    >--|>
* Carnegie Mellon University     + Voice     - 412 268 8469    +       +
* Pittsburgh PA 15213-3890       +                             +  US Air Force