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From: cslewis@lily.waterloo.edu (Cary Lewis)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Re: Dataflex
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Date: 8 Apr 89 18:35:12 GMT
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In article <3278@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au> obb130t@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au writes:
>Dataflex is a multi-user database 
>management system for microcomputers and minicomputers running DOS, Unix or 
>VMS.  It has few relational features, and is based largely on ISAM/B-tree
>tables.  It supports links between files which are generally hierarchical.  
>
>largest I know is 500,000 records which is VERY large on a microcomputer scale.
>It is very reliable in supporting multi-user applications on small metworks
>and Unix boxes.
>

It also runs on the VAX under VMS, on the RT, under DOS, OS/2, etc.


>FYI: I am the Vice-president of the Melbourne Dataflex User's Group 
>Incorporated (wow!) and author of a competitor for Dataflex currently in beta
>testing.
>

I work for Canveon Systems Inc. the exclusive Canadian distributor of Dataflex.
We also provide a full range of system development services.

>The big question at the moment is: whither 3.0?  Has anyone heard any
>recent news from Miami?  Did anyone go to the conference?  We're all doing
>the mushroom bit 'round here.
>
>-- 
Some people from our office were done in Miami, and they brought back some info:

( i don't have the stuff in front of me, so this synopsis is from memory )

- there is a new relational report writer which looks awesome, and there is
an optionally available SQL interface.

- now upto 16 indexes with 16 segments, ascending or descending

- it sounds like there is a whole new user interface, but the details were
  sketchy,

- swap to disk facility with chain wait/ so there is no real restriction as to
  how large or how many programs you can be running.

- sounds like there is some kind of page management facility, again kinda
  sketchy.
 
- graphics translation so transfer to non dos machines should be  painless

- there will be 20 flex keys, context sensitive help, etc. etc.

It's great to finally see some Dataflex traffic on the net, i'm going to
push Canveon to become a UUCP node so that we can actively participate in
the newsgroups.

By the way, Dataflex has all kinds of string functions (really procedures).
I.e. mid, pos, length, append, trim, insert, replace, etc.


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