#CD production advice?
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Can someone give us advice on which development products are
available for CDROM based databases? We want to develop a fast CD
database application with lots of text fields in one table, and
sophisticated filter and search algorithms (DOS and/or Windows). Are
there CD dedicated development systems available for such a project,
and what are the price tags? TIO, Michael Peters * Janus s/w
Projekte * Cologne/Germany
Indeed there are products as you inquired. We make CD-ROMs for our
customers but we aren't involved in the production of the data for
that CD-ROM. I suggest you contact Rich Bowers on this forum as he
is very current on this type of request. You can contact Rich at
71333,1114.
Michael,
contact
Lasec GmbH & Co.
Fasanenstr. 47
1000 Berlin 15
Tel: 030-882 77 18
They have actually recently moved, but I suppose you can still reach them at
that address. They got what you need.
Tell'em I sent you
Christian
Michael,
There have been some recent threads on this forum about CD database publishing
that you should read through…
— Samuel
Samuel,
<< some recent threads on this forum about CD database publishing … >>
Yes but the ones I've read were only about multi-table stuff, run with xbase
type (or even real relational) databases. What we want are single-table
high-speed databases. This has probably to be realized with some kind of CD
dedicated readonly isam kind of data storage.
-M
Norbert (is that the proper address? you signed "M"),
> Yes but the ones I've read were only about multi-table stuff, run with
> xbase type (or even real relational) databases. What we want are
> single-table high-speed databases. This has probably to be realized with
> some kind of CD dedicated readonly isam kind of data storage.
Is there some reason why you couldn't use xbase for fast access to single-table
databases? I would think FoxPro might work well (although I haven't tried it
to make sure you get a minimal number of disk accesses), and CodeBase by
Sequiter also supports a similar technology to FoxPro's Rushmore.
— Samuel
Norbert,
Sorry for not responding sooner, but I don't seem to find time to read this
forum, even when I pull the message down diligently<g>. Anyone have extra hours
in a day for sale?<g>
There are indeed many development products on the market to do lots of text
fields in one table, and a sophisticated filter and search algorithms for both
DOS and Windows systems.
I would try Dataware Technologies, MicroRetrieval, Nimbus, TMS, or Folio. Lotus
has a Windows product called Smartext which I've seen some impressive CDs on,
but it doesn't have a dos front end available. There's a new one coming out
that I've heard good things about called PITA, but those initials have always
stood for 'pain in the ass' to me, so …<g> There are some low end software
packages in terms of money like XyIndex, KAware, etc., but I honestly don't
recommend them.
Price tags for software only will range from small thousands to $20,000. Some
of the higher priced ones offer royalty-free arrangements, though most are
royalty based, based on per unit sales of cds.
If you want to pick my brain for telephone numbers, give me a call next week. I
own a scanning company and most of our clients are using one of the packages
that I mentioned above. I do lotsa service bureau work for many 'search
software' companies, and can give you some ideas of which ones are any good. I
also publish a cd of my own for attorneys in New Hampshire, and have learned
most of this the hard way <g>, like by finding out which programs have serious
bugs in them after I've cut a disc – *not* fun.
603-446-7307 – QuickScan. I'll be out of the office though today and leave for
Toronto tomorrow, and feel like a chicken with my head cut off <g>.
Lisa