| Subject | : | I'm looking for a fullscreen VIO database program. :-) |
| Author | : | rsteiner rsteiner@visi.com |
| Date | : | 22 Nov, 2006 on 00:05 |
| Something similar to Information Palace for DOS: http://underworld.fortunecity.com/defender/855/ -Rich Steiner (rsteiner@visi.com) The Theorem Theorem: If If, Then Then. |
| Subject | : | Re:I'm looking for a fullscreen VIO database program. :-) |
| Author | : | Tomas |
| Date | : | 22 Nov, 2006 on 18:01 |
| What about DBExpert? Have a look here: http://www.sundialsystems.com/dbexpert/index.html So long.. Thomas |
| Subject | : | Re:I'm looking for a fullscreen VIO database program. :-) |
| Author | : | Terry tgindy@yahoo.com |
| Date | : | 22 Nov, 2006 on 19:41 |
| If you have Lotus SmartSuite's Approach you could be overlooking a gem that can be used stand-alone, or; as a front-end to ODBC databases as well as pull in dBase IV and ASCII data. June 2006 V.O.I.C.E. Newsletter recently finished a multi-part series about creating databases with Lotus Approach at http://www.os2voice.org/VNL/past_issues/VNL0606H/feature_5.html At the bottom of the article are links to the prior article installments, and; zip file of the article series' databases. You could make needed adjustments to these templates. If you eventually want to tie Lotus Approach into ODBC & SQL databases you could refer to Douglas Clark's superb (make that absolutely superb) 12-part "ODBC on OS/2" series from 2001-2002 in OS/2 eZine. |
| Subject | : | Re:I'm looking for a fullscreen VIO database program. :-) |
| Author | : | rsteiner rsteiner@visi.com |
| Date | : | 22 Nov, 2006 on 20:21 |
Hmmm. Even though DBExpert uses a GUI (not what I want), it does look like a very nice tool for building databases. That might be acceptable if I can use them in a fullscreen VIO session. I may play with this one. Thanks for the pointer! -Rich Steiner (rsteiner@visi.com) The Theorem Theorem: If If, Then Then. |
| Subject | : | Re:I'm looking for a fullscreen VIO database program. :-) |
| Author | : | rsteiner rsteiner@visi.com |
| Date | : | 22 Nov, 2006 on 20:24 |
Yes, I have a Lotus SmartSuite license attached to my eCS 1.1 Application Pack, but I was more interested in WordPro and 123 when I last installed SS. I didn't think of Approach -- again, it's a GUI application (and I really do prefer text), but Approach is a program I should take a look at since I actually own a legit copy. Thanks! --- -Rich Steiner (rsteiner@visi.com) The Theorem Theorem: If If, Then Then. |
| Subject | : | Re:I'm looking for a fullscreen VIO database program. :-) |
| Author | : | Dave |
| Date | : | 23 Nov, 2006 on 15:16 |
I've been a Alpha 4 user since their first product Electric Desk. I'm actively using the OS/2 version and would be happy to answer questions, etc. . |
| Subject | : | Re:I'm looking for a fullscreen VIO database program. :-) |
| Author | : | magog |
| Date | : | 25 Nov, 2006 on 02:35 |
| You can also use Java to create VIO applications and with JDBC drivers you can also use several different databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL,...). It's very easy to create a VIO program with Java. --- Regards, Juergen Ulbts (Germany) *** Java Movie Database - http://www.jmdb.de/ *** |
| Subject | : | Re:I'm looking for a fullscreen VIO database program. :-) |
| Author | : | rsteiner rsteiner@visi.com |
| Date | : | 25 Nov, 2006 on 06:05 |
What's the interface like? Is it text-based or graphical? If it's text-based, would you be willing to take a few screen shots? I don't know much about it, as you can see, but I remember some folks being quite high on the program several years ago so I've always been curious. --- -Rich Steiner (rsteiner@visi.com) OS/2 and Linux user in Mableton, GA USA The Theorem Theorem: If If, Then Then. |
| Subject | : | Re:I'm looking for a fullscreen VIO database program. :-) |
| Author | : | Dave |
| Date | : | 25 Nov, 2006 on 20:24 |
Hi, I run all my stuff in an OS/2 window, but full screen support works too. My samples are somewhat generic in appearance. I take the default background color and default color for menu items. In my samples the bright white text is the DB data, the dull colors are the form data. I've used Alpha4V6 for years and before that the DOS versions which ran in a DOS window. I avoided the Windows versions of Alpha4/Alpha5 because they became 'graphic' oriented. Alpha is still in business at www.alphasoftware.com Hope this helps. If not, ask anything. |
| Subject | : | Re:I'm looking for a fullscreen VIO database program. :-) |
| Author | : | Dave |
| Date | : | 25 Nov, 2006 on 20:29 |
| Whoops Didn't realize the 1 file limit on attachments. Here is a zip file containing the Alpha4 screen shots. |
| Subject | : | Re:I'm looking for a fullscreen VIO database program. :-) |
| Author | : | rsteiner rsteiner@visi.com |
| Date | : | 27 Nov, 2006 on 19:02 |
It looks like a program I'd be interested in. I suspect they don't sell it anymore, but I'll ask about it just the same. Thanks for the info! --- -Rich Steiner (rsteiner@visi.com) OS/2 and Linux user in Mableton, GA USA The Theorem Theorem: If If, Then Then. |
| Subject | : | Re:I'm looking for a fullscreen VIO database program. :-) |
| Author | : | El Vato |
| Date | : | 28 Nov, 2006 on 16:43 |
Or you could also use the open source Java Apache Derby --an implementation of which is provided by IBM (as a no cost download) and known as CloudScape: Although the implementation examples files are provided for Linux (*.ksh files) and WinXX (*.bat files), you can adapt them to execute under OS/2. If you Kow REXX, you can make your own implementations. Notwithstanding, since I run the EMX and Linux utilities (like the public domain Korn Shell for OS/2), I made the following changes. Assuming an CloudScape installation directory on drive J:, a CLASSPATH, PATH, etc environment variables could be set in an OS/2 *.CMD file for the network server side (that could be running in your same machine), say /os2/mycloudscapeNet.cmd, as: SET JAVA_HOME=F:\Java141 Whereas for the client side, you might write your OS/2 CMD file, say \os2\mycloudscapenetClient.cmd, as: SET DERBY_INSTALL=J:\IBM\Cloudscape_10.1 Needless to say the JAVA_HOME environment is assumed to point to a drive F: (were my Golden Code Development Java resides). The next step would be to rem out all the statements relating to CLASSPATH in the *ksh files in the direcory: j:/ibm/cloudscape_10.1/frameworks/NetworkServer/bin/ ...hence the statements to be REM'd by inserting a # at the very beginning would be like: # "$DERBY_INSTALL"/frameworks/NetworkServer/bin/setNetworkServerCP.ksh and # "$DERBY_INSTALL"/frameworks/NetworkServer/bin/setNetworkClientCP.ksh in each file where those ending *CP.ksh lines appear. Note that although the open source Apache Derby does not come with an DB2 JDBC universal driver, IBM makes it available from: for those people not desiring to download CloudScape and opting for Apache Derby instead. After the changes made above, we are ready to work. From the OS/2 EMX environment and using the port of OS/2's public domain Korn Shell instead of the OS/2 shell, I execute: start /i mycloudscapeNet.cmd ...and I follow it with the command to enter my ksh environment again: ksh http://www.chingonazo.com/CloudScapeNet.JPG and ONLY AFTER the network server is executing, then can the Client CMD be executed: start /i mycloudscapenetClient ...and as before I reenter my ksh environment with: ksh http://www.chingonazo.com/CloudScapeNetClient.JPG (Note that if the network server side of CloudScape is not executing, you will not be able to start the client side) And the client is ready to accept your SQL statements to create a persistent data storage and manage it, for example. For more info about the Java RDBM, you may want to buy and study the manual Apache Derby --Off to the Races. Good Luck |