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From: ustel@well.UUCP (Mark Hargrove)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Re: TEXT and BINARY data types under UNIFY/ACCELL
Message-ID: <4995@well.UUCP>
Date: 14 Jan 88 07:12:11 GMT
References: <12738@oliveb.olivetti.com>
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> What the #{!! is going on!  We were told that Text data types (and
> Binary as well) could be vi'd from ACC*LL.  

Another one bites the dust.

There are several versions of interesting stories behind why the
two most important new features of UNIFY 4.0 never made it into the
ACCELL 1.3 release (which was delayed so that Unify 4.0 could be
integrated....),   but the sad fact is, TEXT and BINARY data types are
not part of ACCELL 1.3.  Since they ARE legal data types UNIFY though,
there are at least two workarounds that are quite easy to implement.

Both methods involve using C-Hooks, and I'll be happy to provide the
sources for OUR version of the solution.  Curiously enough, Unify
Corp. has their own workaround (so I'm told), but won't release it.

I can also provide source for a text editor that looks very much
like ACCELL itself to the user for those who need something simpler 
than vi or emacs for the casual user.

Contact:

Mark Hargrove @ U.S. TeleCenters
408-496-1800
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Mark A. Hargrove                                             U.S. TeleCenters
Voice: 408-496-1800                                          Santa Clara, CA
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