thompson@apr.UUCP (The Software Warrior) (10/30/85)
I am looking for an ISAM package that is fairly low cost and will run on either an IBM PC or an NCR Tower running SV Unix (and preferably both). It must handle at least 10 keys and multiple levels of keys are desireable. Desireable Features are * Upgradeable to a real database manager (if the application warrants) * Fit in a small amount of memory ( smaller than 20K ) on the IBM PC side. * Available Source Code * Small or no Royalties for applications using the ISAM libraries. * Resonalbly efficient and able to work on a large amount of records. * Same package will run on a Unix machine that runs on a PC. The application I have maintains records on several IBM PC's and on a common Unix machine. On the PC side there is already a lot of software in memory so room is tight. Right now the best canidate is C-ISAM from RDS. It runs on both the PC and the Unix box, and the generated files can be handled by Informix. The package handles a large number of keys (I cant remember what the limitation was but the number of keys was more than adequete). Unfortunatly the package is fairly costly. Also does anyone have experience with the ISAM libraries included in "C Programmer's Library" by Purdum, Leslie, and Stegemoller, published by QUE ? I know that the book is fairly renown for its chapter on ISAM libraries, but how good are these libraries ? They mention that they are slow, but how slow is slow ? Also has anyone heard of a package called CTREES or CBTREES ? and what are the problems and/or benifits with these packages. Any help on this subject would be greatly appreciated. Ed Thompson +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | In Real Life : Edward D. Thompson | Just Visiting | | UUCP Address : ..cbosgd!apr!thompson | This Planet | | Compuserve Address : 75136,2024 +-------------------------+ | Postal Address : 2715 Tuller Parkway Drive, Dublin, Ohio 43017 | | Phone : (614) 766-6901 | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ * General Disclaimers, Trade Mark Recognitions, and anything else....... *