Re: Reading Files bit by bit... help please.
Re: Reading Files bit by bit... help please.
- Subject: Re: Reading Files bit by bit... help please.
- From: Johan Solve <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 09:48:08 +0100
How about Valentina? A powerful, scriptable and very fast relational
database with low demands. 68020, 7.5+, 2 MB RAM, $50.
http://www.paradigmasoft.com/product/vapp.html
"Using the system level scripting technology of the MacOS, Apple
Computer's AppleScript, you can easily build a custom solution to
hook your critical, AppleScriptable applications to the fastest
database solution on the MacOS. Hook your web server, spreadsheet,
email software, accounting or any other scriptable application to
Valentina and set your data free of built in storage and speed
limitations.
Valentina allows users to create, modify, search, sort and work with
multiple, open databases using Applescript, the system level
scripting language of Apple Computer's Macintosh operating system.
Database designers or anyone skilled at scripting can work with
Valentina and any Applescript friendly interface builder, such as
FaceSpan or IncWell's SuperCard product. "
Haven't considered that option. The closest I've come to using FileMaker is
ClarisWork databases. I've also toyed with MS Access a bit, but not much
further in the relational database arena. My AppleScript databases work
really well, because of the powerful property name/value pairing scheme,
but the only limitation is I must know the property label prior to reading
its value. How does FileMaker compare to this limitation. The second
advantage I have is creating records with unique fields, but FileMaker
records all share common fields, as I understand. It's just a matter of
creating different layouts. Correct me if I'm wrong. I will be looking into
using MacPerl as a solution to my problem here.
Ted
What about running Filemaker version 3 (under OS 7.6.1)? It is quite
powerful and only requires about 3 MB RAM minimum. Maybe useful on
those 68030 boxes...
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 05:19:43 -0700
To: Applescript-Users <email@hidden>
From: email@hidden (Ted Wood)
Subject: Reading Files bit by bit... help please.
Hi Scripters,
I'm developing a large network and all CGI scripts and network
applications
are being developed using AppleScript. It makes extensive use of
databases,
but the network is being built using multiple low-end Macs (ie.
68030's,
etc), each with 8MB of RAM or more. Running FileMaker or a similar
large
database solution is not an option.
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