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#DBMS for C needed

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#35821From: Jeff PrattJul 11, 1993 11:56 PM
Hi, folks… Does anyone know of a dbms for the Amiga that I could use from within my C programs? I've looked at bBaseIII & Abase(?) but neither one seems to have any hooks for programmers, or even file-format documentation. Maybe the registered versions do? I'd like to be able to set up some database files to use in testing some stuff I'm writing, but don't want to spend the time & effort to write a database handler myself. Any leads much appreciated. Thanks, (auto-piloted from) JcP
#35826From: Brian BartlettJul 12, 1993 4:14 AM
Jeff, you might want to look at ISAM v1.02 (or at least, I think that's the current version). The file name is ISAM12.LZH. Although it is only indexed sequential, it does have numerous programmer hooks as it is intended to be called from within C code. BTW, it's shareware. Brian
#35844From: Jeff PrattJul 12, 1993 11:07 PM
Thanks — I'll check it out. (auto-piloted from) JcP
#36027From: Wolf FaustJul 24, 1993 5:57 PM
There are several ANSI C source codes available for buying here in Germany. These source codes provide a full DBMS (SQL, object orientated, relational…) for you. Compilation should be easy on the Amiga…. though, you do have to buy them (~$1500 – usualy no linceses required). You can find advertisments on most DBMS/programer magazines In case you are interested in these… let me know and I try to find out address (I somehow have them in my message base 🙁 boy what a search). Please, only ask if you are really willing to spend that amount of money as I don't have much time spending on searching for the addresses. PS: There is also German company offering a database with C interface… forgot the name…
#36068From: Jeff PrattJul 27, 1993 1:09 AM
Wolf, Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, those prices are way over what I could afford right now…. thanks anyway (auto-piloted from) JcP
#36471From: Bill PattonAug 20, 1993 10:27 PM
There was an article in AC's Tech, vol 3 #2, about a dbms for C programs. John Bushakra described converting the C/Database toolchest for PC's to Amiga use. This is available from Mix software, with source, for $29.95. It provides a B+ tree library, ISAM library, and dBASE conversions. There are a few modifications he had to make to the source code, but they're fully documented in the article. It looked fairly straightforward, and he wrote a glowing article on it.
#36478From: Jeff PrattAug 21, 1993 5:36 AM
Thanks for the info! …. and I think I still have that issue of AC tech around somewhere (never throw anything away….).