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From: mdg@macs.UUCP (Mark Griffith)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os9
Subject: Re: Databases-- A selection.
Keywords: database ISAM
Message-ID: <21187621@macs.UUCP>
Date: 7 Apr 89 12:57:29 GMT
References: <4435@tekigm2.MEN.TEK.COM> <4273@tekgen.BV.TEK.COM>
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Organization: Stetson University, DeLand FL
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In article <4273@tekgen.BV.TEK.COM>, jonh@tekgen.BV.TEK.COM (Jon Howell) writes:
> I want to allow my dad to keep a database....... 
> 
> Can I buy a program to pull all this off?  What's the best?  What's fast?
> If no database will allow formatted exports, could I get one that will just
> export lists and I'd write a shortie to format the lists?
> Does everything have CoCo screen codes inserted all over the place?

As far as I have seen, none of the database software written for the
CoCo would have the ability to write format properly on the screen of
your terminal.  You might want to investigate SCULPTOR or the databse
offering from Clearbrook Software (I can't remember the name off hand).
Both of these packages were designed to work with OSK machines which
must use an external terminal so the ability *should* be there in the
OS9 Level II packages as well.  In either case, these are much more
capable packages than things like OS-9 Profile (eeeek!).

Your other alternative is to write it yourself in BASIC09, but then it
must be specific to your terminal as the screen control codes for it
would need to be imbedded in the code.  Possibly another route would be
to write it in "C" and use the termcap library that is available through
the Compuserve OS9 Forum, or Pete Lyall by leaving a message here.

Hope all this helps.

/\/\ark