Re: Databases on the Apple

[mdj <mdj.mdj@gmail.com>]

On Oct 6, 5:43 am, "Michael J. Mahon" <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:
> Warren 'Llama' Ernst wrote:
> >>> On Oct 2, 4:14 pm, dog_...@macgui.com (D Finnigan) wrote:
> >>>> I was wondering if any interesting database programs were made for the Apple
> >>>> II, such as relational databases.
> >>> The classic example of a database + application for the Apple would be
> >>> AppleWorks. I don't know if it was "relational".
> >> Appleworks DB module is not relational.
>
> > Not so fast. What you want (well, what the original poster wants) is
> > AppleWorks 3.0 or higher and TimeOut ReportWriter, which is now freely
> > available from the Beagle Bros Software repository (or at least it
> > should be - the legal rights to distribute were secured within the
> > last year).
>
> > ReportWriter lets you generate "reports" from different AppleWorks
> > Database, Spreadsheet, and Word Processor files, and then either save
> > the output or print the results. Obviously, you can also save the
> > scripting that generates the report, so you can run it whenever you
> > want as data updates.
>
> > Looking back at it now, it was relationship database functionality
> > before anyone had introduced the word to the General Public.
>
> While "relational" designates a specific implementation of a database,
> you make a good point--it is perhaps more relevant to determine whether
> the OP's needs can be met by an Apple II database, regardless of its
> implementation technology.

DB Master Professional had relational capabilities (from version 5 I
think) but I've never seen it. Certainly with Ultramacros you can do
'poor man' joins, but without the capability to generate indexes of
the join conditions it'd be pretty limited. That said, if you obey the
20% rule, data sizes up to 1mb can be done fairly efficiently on an
Apple II

Matt