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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 583.1 | USEFULNESS AND IMPLEMENTATION | GENRAL::MAENPAA | | Tue Mar 01 1988 13:51 | 6 |
| - Just curious, but as a "casual" reader of ANALOG, what would I
do with such a database?
- I'm presuming the database would be in dBase. I hope its not a
"roll your own" system.
Tapani
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| 583.2 | | FANTUM::BUPP | | Tue Mar 01 1988 14:59 | 19 |
| point 2. Weeeelll - the database is PCfile+. Personal preference;
I've had better luck with PCfile than dBaseIII.
point 1. I presently have most of the Analogs between 1969 and the
present, and a smattering back through 1966. This is about 230 volumes
- it fills two, four-foot shelves.
What I do with it is:
Find that science article on liquid hydrogen storage - without browsing
through 230 TOC's.
Review an authors' work; how many articles has he had in Analog,
what were they, how many did I like? WHERE were they?? usw
Probably the present database could be easily converted to dBase.
I know PCfile has some export capability.
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| 583.3 | | FANTUM::BUPP | | Tue Mar 01 1988 15:02 | 7 |
| An additional thought:
Given that you've a computer, if you've also a modem you could use
one of several data services to do the same thing with 'The Readers'
Guide to Periodic Literature.' I believe Analog is listed.
It's just cheaper to do on a roll-your-own basis.
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| 583.4 | PCfile-->Dbase | CAADC::GREGORY | Don Gregory @ACI | Tue Mar 01 1988 18:21 | 3 |
| PC-File can write comma-delimited files. Dbase can
read them. I've done it (I produced them, a friend
read them) -- no problem.
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| 583.5 | :-) | CSMSRE::WRIGHT | Dain Bramage | Tue Mar 01 1988 18:32 | 8 |
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I knew PC databases were Science Fiction!!!
Now maybe people will believe me....
Grins (and plenty of giggles),
Clark.
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