sig@vedge.UUCP (Siegurd Weber) (12/09/88)
Hi, I just read an add in the Byte magazin for the C/Database Toolchest. It is described as a complete database manager (with source included). The price $19.95 for the Toolchest plus $10.00 for the source makes me suspicious. Does anyone have more info about the package? Thanx -- Siegurd Weber (vedge!sig@larry.mcrcim.mcgill.edu Visual Edge Software || ...decvax!musocs!vedge!sig) Montreal, Canada bitnet: rdickins@watdcs (c.o Sieg)
troeger@ttidca.TTI.COM (Jeff Troeger) (12/11/88)
In article <SIG.88Dec8114446@vedge.UUCP> sig@vedge.UUCP (Siegurd Weber) writes: > > I just read an add in the Byte magazin for the C/Database Toolchest. >It is described as a complete database manager (with source included). >The price $19.95 for the Toolchest plus $10.00 for the source makes me >suspicious. Does anyone have more info about the package? I just got my copy yesterday (12/9) so I can't tell you about any problems, however, I can give you some first impressions, and give you ideas on what to expect for your money. 1. Turn around time: My package arrived from MIX software about 8 days after I MAILED my order. 2. Look and Feel: Frankly I was suprised by what I got for my money. The manual is > 350 pages, and is bound similar to the TURBO-C manuals (soft cover book format) and it comes with 3 diskettes (if you order the source also ). 3. Installation: The installation is easy, but slow. Be prepared for at least 1.5 Meg of stuff to load on your system. 4. Manual: I think the manual is meant for beginners (at least the first 4 chapters seemed that way) The manual is split into a section for the B-Tree libraries, the ISAM libraries, and their example of a Database manager called LDM (Little Database Manager). Each system call is described ala UNIX man pages and comes with a chunk of code that shows how to use the call. So far, I like the layout of the book. I don't know how accurate the information is yet, but from what I've seen so far, I don't have any reason to believe that it's not accurate. Features: (Gleaned from the introduction of the C/Database Toolchest manual) BTREE Features: o fast buffered operation even on computers with limited memory o true variable length keys o true deletion (not just marking an entry deleted) ISAM Features: o Databases containing over 2 billion records o Multiple indexes stored in a single index file o multiple databases opened simultaneously ( Dont know how many yet) o True Variable length records o Multi field (compound) keys o True record deletion o re-use of deleted space in the data file o in place record modification. The ISAM stuff also comes with a few other utilities that I haven't looked at yet, (like a utility to convert DBASE files) Hoped this helped, * I have no relation to MIX software other than as a retail buyer. -- Jeff Troeger @ Citicorp(+)TTI 3100 Ocean Park Blvd. (213) 450-9111, ext. 3153 Santa Monica, CA 90405 {philabs,randvax,csun}!ttidca!ttidcb!troeger or troeger@ttidca
hswb@wn3.sci.kun.nl (HIO etten-leur) (10/30/90)
I've read in the BYTE of last october about a database toolchest
written in C. It should work with all known versions of C. It can
feature with all kind of things, variable length records, variable length
keys, multiple keys per index, and multiple indexes stored is a
single file.
It looks good but the firm that is selling it is in The States and
we live in The Netherlands so I want to know of it's a good
product and if someone is recommending it.
please let me know.
Information : C/Database Toolchest
Mix Software
1132 Commerce Drive
Richardson, TX 75081
1-800-333-0330
price : Toolchest : $19.95
source of lib : $10.00
shipping to The Netherlands will cost about $20.00
It is on page 315 in BYTE from last October.
please let me know
Stanley Appel
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