gunnar@imf.unit.no (Gunnar Taraldsen) (01/11/91)
Is it possible to get Clipper and/or dBase source file libraries
via the nett?
I read in article 5284 (2272mdb@abcom.ATT.COM, 3 Jan 91) in
comp.databases that Rettig's Clipper library is now public
domain. The problem is that I can't reach bulletin boards
like Compuserve or Genie. Can anyone help me with an FTP
adress?
I'm a student so I can't afford to by one of the many libraries
that do exist like ARTFUL.LIB ("Dynamics of Clipper", ISBN 1-55623-131-8),
NETLIB (Neil Weicher), <noname.lib> ("Programming in Clipper",
ISBN 0-201-14583-9) etc..
There should also be some general interest conserning these questions.
Please reply to comp.databases or gunnar@imf.unit.no.
Help would be much velcomed.
Gunnar Taraldsen
NTH, Norway
tleylan@pegasus.com (Tom Leylan) (01/12/91)
In article <1991Jan10.203021.24833@ugle.unit.no> gunnar@imf.unit.no (Gunnar Taraldsen) writes: > >Is it possible to get Clipper and/or dBase source file libraries >via the nett? > >I read in article 5284 (2272mdb@abcom.ATT.COM, 3 Jan 91) in >comp.databases that Rettig's Clipper library is now public >domain. The problem is that I can't reach bulletin boards >like Compuserve or Genie. Can anyone help me with an FTP >adress? > >I'm a student so I can't afford to by one of the many libraries >that do exist like ARTFUL.LIB ("Dynamics of Clipper", ISBN 1-55623-131-8), >NETLIB (Neil Weicher), <noname.lib> ("Programming in Clipper", >ISBN 0-201-14583-9) etc.. > Gunnar, Some Clipper files are available from Simtel and I imagine also from a system operated by Timo Salmi in Finland. I've never accessed Salmi's system so you'd have to get specific instructions in news.newuser or something similar. As far as Rettig's library I don't think it contains much of use and that is most of the reason that it is in the PD these days. An interesting alternative to commercial libraries is one being developed by the members of NANFORUM on Compuserve. A collection of contributed functions is being cleaned up and will eventually be offered for free. It is written for Clipper 5.0 though so if you are using S'87 you may have to retro some of the stuff. tom tleylan@pegasus.com (ex-Senior Systems Analyst - Nantucket Corporation)