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From: a_dent@fennel.cc.uwa.oz.au
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: HyperCard databases ??
Message-ID: <1991Mar16.122004.3081@fennel.cc.uwa.oz.au>
Date: 16 Mar 91 04:20:04 GMT
References: <1991Mar13.110221.12668@santra.uucp>
Organization: University of Western Australia
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In article <1991Mar13.110221.12668@santra.uucp>, jhs@hutcs.hut.fi (Juho Nikkola) writes:
> 
> Some time ago I saw  somebody requesting information about connecting
> Foxbase with HyperCard. I would be interested in and grateful about the
> results.
I can't see it working except with some AWFUL kludges, until System 7
comes out. 

You may wish to look at Omnis - which includes a set of XCMDS that talk to
an OMNIS for Hypercard application, providing SQL-like access to OMNIS databases

> 
> Any other experiences, e.g. connecting database packages or libraries
> with HyperCard. db_Vista is a possible candidate, but I would rather
> even buy the solution than reinvent the wheel.
I spoke to RAIMA about this and they said a client had done so but they
didn't have access to the code and weren't willing (at that time) to put
me in contact with the client. They also said the tech support for the package
was being transferred elsewhere - I don't know where this leaves db_Vista
for the Mac but the amount of Windows advertising I've seen suggests the Mac
product has been de-emphasized.

> 
> Thanks in advance
> Juho
Andy Dent                     A.D. Software phone 09 249 2719
Mac & VAX programmer          94 Bermuda Dve, Ballajura
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