jean@beno.CSS.GOV (Jean Anderson) (05/22/91)
We are looking for an interface from MacIntosh Excel to our ORACLE database
on SUN4/DEC RISC.
Has anybody used ClearAccess (Fairfield Software) or Second Wind (Anju
Technologies)? If you have used either of these products, I would be
interested in the following:
o How good is the documentation?
o How easy/comfortable is it for the database novice to use?
o A database expert will set up the queries initially. How easy would
it be for the novice to modify queries and become more independent?
o Any select restrictions (handles joins, subselects, etc.)?
o Any insert/update/delete restrictions?
o How robust is it on sql*net?
o Any restrictions that strike you as odd?
Any comments will be appreciated. If folks email to me directly, I'll be
happy to summarize and post.
- Jean
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+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+jean@beno.CSS.GOV (Jean Anderson) (05/23/91)
Regarding my earlier posting <49649@seismo.CSS.GOV>: > We are looking for an interface from MacIntosh Excel to our ORACLE database > on SUN4/DEC RISC. > > Has anybody used ClearAccess (Fairfield Software) or Second Wind (Anju > Technologies)? I haven't received any email from folks who have used these products, but I *have* received email from folks who are also looking for a Mac-->ORACLE interface. So here is the little I do know: Product: ClearAccess Company: Fairfield Software Address: 200 W. Lowe, Fairfield, Iowa 52556 Phone: (515)472-7198 Description: This appears to be primarily a MacIntosh interface to a variety of Mac applications (including Excel). Product: Second Wind Company: Anju Technologies Address: 4962 El Camino Real, Suite 112, Los Altos, CA 94022 Phone: (415)962-9670 Description: This appears to be primarily an Excel interface that runs on Mac OS, Microsoft Windows, OS/2. ORACLE Corp. also announced ORACLE*Card this month which interfaces from the Mac to a mini/mainframe database. We are not considering using it because we really need an Excel interface. +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Jean Anderson, DBA email: jean@seismo.css.gov | | SAIC Geophysics Division, Mailstop 12 or: jean@esosun.css.gov | | 10210 Campus Point Drive phone: (619)458-2727 | | San Diego, CA 92121 fax: (619)458-4993 | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Any opinions are mine, not my employer's. | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
morris@ucunix.san.uc.edu (Ted Morris) (05/24/91)
For that matter, even before we change over to Oracle Card, we'll still be developing with the existing Oracle for Macintosh (i.e., HyperCard) interface that comes with the Mac version. We do plan on going over to Oracle Card, though, since it will support 80x86 machines with the same programming effort (code interface once, run on two platforms). Just my opinion, for what it's worth. Ted