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- From: g9utxu@fnma.COM (Tanin Uthayanaka)
- Subject: Re: Shareware program for comic store
- Message-ID: <1992Dec29.185343.16086@almserv.uucp>
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- Organization: Fannie Mae
- References: <1hq1oaINN5s6@matt.ksu.ksu.edu>
- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 18:53:43 GMT
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- But if I were to write the program I would write an EXE code so that the user need
- not purchase additional software (i.e. dBase III+) but I would use a package that
- would allow easy access to the database (i.e. DBF file format). There are a lot of
- packages out there that can compile to EXE and use DBF file format but my choice
- would be Clipper.
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- Using Clipper, your problem seems simple enough to solve but I would need more
- info.
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- Hope I've been of some help
-
- TU
-
- In article 1hq1oaINN5s6@matt.ksu.ksu.edu, brettw@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Brett D. Watson) writes:
- > I've been approached by a local comic store owner about writing a
- >database application to automate his "pull list". That is, each week
- >a given customer will have a list of titles they want set aside for
- >them before they go on the shelf. The store owner currently has 200+
- >customers using this "pull list". The lists are on notebook paper.
- >He also has special order lists incorporated into this process.
- >
- > He's given me a list of funtional specs for a computer program to
- >automate this process. He would prefer it's done in C but due to time
- >constraints I think C would be too much. I would like to use a
- >commercial database program but I just don't know what would be the
- >best package to go with.
- >
- > Are there any shareware packages similar to this available already?
- >Has anyone written anything like this? Could I look at it? Also,
- >what database package would any of you recommend if I go that route?
- >Any and all suggestions, comments, etc. appreciated!
- >
- >-=- Brett
- >
- >BTW, if you need more information about WHAT the program needs to do,
- >ask me.
- >--
- >Brett Watson, Database/System Administrator
- >Kansas Supreme Court - Topeka, KS
- >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- >brettw@matt.ksu.ksu.edu
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