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- Multi User Network Version.
-
- Easy Base is a complete rapid programming system for data
- management. Virtually every data management problem can be
- broken down into three areas. Creating disk files (referred to
- as "Forms" in Easy Base) in which to store data, creating
- procedures which manipulate that data and presenting those
- forms and procedures in a logical menu system for use.
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- In Easy Base you create the forms in which to store data in a
- simple screen painting environment which not only designs the
- data file but at the same time provides a default entry
- screen for your data. As you place the "Fields" in which data
- is to be stored, you can use relational links (Lookups) to
- import data from other forms. Each field you create for data
- storage is also treated as a deriveable "Cell" similar to a
- spread sheet. You can make almost any calculation within fields.
- Apart from all the arithmetic and relational operators there
- are over fifty functions including "if(Condition,True,False)"
- which extends to a case function and supports And, Or, Xor,
- Eqv and Imp. The requirement for a field to be filled can be
- free, mandatory or conditionaly mandatory. Cursor entry to a
- field can also be allowed, prevented or conditionally allowed.
- You can also provide your own custom error messages when out
- of range data is entered. There are field types for Text,
- Formatted Text, Text Blocks(providing word wrap and spell
- checking), Integer, Fixed and Floating Point Numbers, Date,
- Time and Fixed Choice.
-
- Once you have data stored you need to be able to manipulate and
- report on it. Easy Base provides a combined transaction and
- reporting system (Procedure Generator). With the procedure
- generator you can use the default screens you have designed or
- create custom screens in which to gather input either from the
- keyboard or from relational lookups. You then instruct Easy
- Base what to do with this information using a simple "Basic"
- like programming language. If your procedure is transactional
- you have commands to enter, modify or delete records in any
- number of forms. If your procedure is reporting then there are
- commands to group, order and list data in almost every
- conceivable way.
-
- You now have all the "parts" required to create a useful data
- management system. All that remains is to tie your procedures
- to a menu system so that other people can use your application
- without having to know anything about Easy Base. Creating an
- end user menu system in Easy Base is as simple as filling in a
- form with the text you wish to display and the procedure or
- form you wish to run. You give at least one of your menus a
- start up password. If you then restart Easy Base but sign on
- with that password instead of your developers password then you
- will be running your own custom designed program.
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- Easy Base is the most modern and comprehensive data
- programming system available for the IBM PC. If you currently
- use any form of Spread Sheet or Data Base then you just won't
- believe how much easier you can do things in Easy Base.
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- A Non Shareware Runtime Module is available for professional
- developers.
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- The minimum requirement for Easy Base is 286 with 1Meg Ram and DOS 5.
-
- The recommended minimum is 386 with 4Meg Ram.
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- Note: "Easy Base" is a UK registered Trade Mark of Easy Software Ltd
- and should not be confused with a similar mark registered to
- Evergreen Case Tools in the USA.