wugcrc@wums.wustl.edu (03/02/90)
Here's a MUMPS to ? question. I recently inherited a VAX 6310 running VMS v 5.1, 200 users and a 20 year old Diabetes Registry with thousands of patients, multiple records/patient, and a thousand variables, written in MUMPS. The system is antiquated, cumbersome, rigid and user-hostile. I want to transfer the data into RDB, INGRES or SYBASE. Of course, the big problem is transferring data from a heirarchical model to a relational one. The restric- tions: 1) SQL. 2) Ease of use by non-programmers. 3) SAS interface. 4) Portability. 5) Ability to link with things like BMDP, RS1 Lotus, etc., if possible. Any suggestions, comments, etc.? Dan Flasar System Manager Washington U. School of Medicine General Clinical Research Ctr. St. Louis, MO