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- From: roberts@cscns.com (Robert Schoolfield)
- Subject: Re: Basic File handling
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- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 05:41:38 GMT
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- NG CHIK KANG (sci20194@nusunix1.nus.sg) wrote:
- : I am interested in find a imple method to handle files under basic.
- : My application requires me to keep tracks of customer's data as well as
- : Invoices. How do I maintain a reasonably large database with Basic?
- : Especially when the data such as address contains "commas -," and
- : chr$(10) and chr$(13).
- : Another problem is that the length of each invoice is not fixed. Some
- : peopl buy for items than others. So obviously I couldnt use records.
- : I figure that binary file access is the only way. Any suggestions would
- : be greatly appreciated.
-
- : Another consideration is whether it is network compatible.
-
- : I am wondering if I could write the database into a DBASE compatible
- : file format (.DBF). anyone with any information?
-
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- I have written several similar applications using PDS 7.1, which has a
- good reliable ISAM database method internal to the language - but it is
- not network compatible. Used the database to hold client/inventory data.
- One field points to a seperate disk file which is the invoice in ASCII text.
-
- There is a replacement ISAM for PDS called E-Tree, from EllTech Technologies,
- that can do networks, and has a variable length field option, which can hold
- an invoice, along with the CRs and LFs. There are many other libraries
- available, a third party library is definately the way go, here.
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