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Re: Wanted: Borland-compatible database library w/query support

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From: Marshall Sutherland
Date: Fri, 24 May 1991 17:42
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In article <ONEEL.91May24091238@heawk1.gsfc.nasa.gov>, oneel@heawk1.gsfc.nasa.gov ( Bruce Oneel ) writes...
>In article <28700@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU> dwatney@pine.circa.ufl.edu (Marshall Sutherland) writes:
>
[...] 
>    * compatibility with Borland C++ (many packages seem to be MS-C only)
>    * comprehensive query support.  At this point, I'm not too pickly
>      about the form that this query must take, but I need to be able
>      to do ALOT more than simple searches.
>    * royalty free distribution.
>    * built-in network support would be nice...
> 
[...]
>I don't think so, just all the cheap solutions.  Borland has just the
>product for you, paradox 3.5 (or the rumored paradox for windows) and
>the paradox toolbox.  Basicaly the paradox toolbox is the all the run
>time calls that paradox uses, so you can do what you want.
> 
[...]

I've got the 2.0 version of the Paradox Engine.  It meets all the criteria
except the query support.  QBE is definitly not supported.  They have a
nice search command which would be great for equality queries (all 30 yr
olds who were here on 5/23/91), but would be useless for inequality
queries (all >= 30 yr olds here between 5/1/91 and 5/31/91).

BTW, other than this lack which will cause me LOTS of time if we stick
with it, I like the package (especially at the $99 price, :)

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From: dwatney@pine.circa.ufl.edu (Marshall Sutherland)
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Subject: Re: Wanted: Borland-compatible database library w/query support
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