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From: mitch@arcturus.UUCP (Mitchell S. Gorman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Does anyone know aught about FOCUS?
Summary: readln(info);
	 if info='' then readln(^info);  :)
Message-ID: <4975@arcturus>
Date: 9 Jun 89 16:05:05 GMT
Organization: Rockwell International, Anaheim, CA
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	A friend of mine (a financial analyst) recently changed c
jobs, and is having a little trouble getting used to the concept of a
relational database in applications where he has previously only used
DBase.

	Can anyone give me some info I can present to him as an
introduction to relational databases, or better yet and more to the point,
on Focus itself?  Also, does anyone know if there's a Focus newsgroup where
I could also dig for information?

	He is not a programmer, but he is intelligent enough to be able to
understand a technical INTRODUCTION to rdbs.  I've taken coursework in
writing rdbs, but that was a long time ago, so I can't be much help to him.

	Any and all responses would be appreciated.  Please Email answers,
and if requested I will post a summary.

	"We thank you for your support."

	Mitch @ Rockwell, Anaheim

Disclaimer:	Heard from a novice relational database user:
		"Join THIS, you piece of trash!!"	:^S