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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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