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From: danielg@uncmed.med.unc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: will dbase4 do this?
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Date: 15 Jan 91 21:57:33 GMT
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I'm at the limits of dbase3+.  I need multiple joins, not just views.  I
am unsure of what dbase4 can do, am pretty sure it does joins, but let me
outline what I need and perhaps some of you can assure me that 4 does it.

I would like to have one main database window that takes up the top 2/5 of
the screen or so.  AT the bottom of this window I would like choices
(function keys would be nice) that say F1 = test results  F2 = frozen
tissue samples F3 = tissue results2 etc.  When the user hits one of these
keys, the other table(s) come up in small windows below the first, called
on a key field (I would like two key fields per table - I know that that
may be redundant, but it will be useful).  I would hope to be able to
scroll through the called tables (can I see >1 record at a time?).  Also,
would like to have different color widows.  Is this hard?  In dbase3, you
can forget this nonsense!!

All responses greatly appreciated, please email.

Thanks,

dan


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