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From: kcc@yonkers.UUCP (Kevin C. Castner)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Re: databases with graphics
Keywords: floorplan
Message-ID: <8@yonkers.UUCP>
Date: 30 Apr 91 13:43:58 GMT
References: <1991Apr25.032950.4172@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au>
Reply-To: kcc@yonkers.UUCP (Kevin C. Castner)
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In article <1991Apr25.032950.4172@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au> ede879g@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au (Robert D. Nicholson) writes:
>I need some recommendations on a db product to support following spec.
>
>I have a floor plan displayed on the screen and then i click in
>a room on the floor plan and either a blow up or some text based
>information coming up on the screen in a dialogue box has to occur.
>
>  [ ..... deleted text ..... ]
>
>Please understand i not just asking for a database that supports graphic types
>I would prefer something that supports "button logic and mouse" for a very
>easy to use and easy to program user interface.

Similar type things have been done using CAD/CAM packages such as 
AutoCAD.  AutoCAD supports hiding information that is attached to a drawing
entity (called attributes) and the ability to display it at will.

AutoCAD also has the ability to interface to certain DBMS's to store
data.  What you describe is a common requirement in architectural and
civil engineering drawings.  I would suggest that you look at some of the
CAD/CAM packages.  They probably have what you require.

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