Re: Tired of Waiting: Please Help!

"Johan Groenewald" <jpgreen_at_uwc.ac.za> wrote in message news:d79a7f43.0201280651.63b385eb_at_posting.google.com...
> Hi
>
> I need advice on a database system which maybe doesn't
> exist. So if there's anything remotely able to address my
> wishlist I beg you to let me know.
>
> The database software that I'm looking for should fill a
> gap in my productivity that is drivinge crazy. Here's the
> problem:
>
> Check any university humanities, social science or
> management science handbooks and you will see that the
> knowledge is presented/depicted in the following ways:
>
> 1. Headings followed by text paragraphs.
> 2. Alpha-numerical tables e.g. a table of countries' GNP.
> 3. Classification tables e.g. typologies.
> 4. Diagrams (arrows indicating dynamic relationships
> between "variables").
> 5. Graphics (pictures).
> 6. Lists of characteristics or attributes.
> 7. Hierarchical data e.g. organograms and outlines.
>
> Is there a piece of database software which will allow me
> to import text, spreadsheet tables, graphics or whatever?

I believe so: IBM's DB2 Universal Database System with extensions. Check it out at:

    http://www-3.ibm.com/software/data/db2/udb/

> OR EVEN BETTER:
>
> Offer a choice between various input screens in ordere to
> type in respectively text, tables, lists etc. and add
> annotations.
>
> The thing should be able to search fast and export data to
> wordprocessors, HTML, XML, spreadsheets etc.
>
> Please let me know if there's anything matching this?

Again, DB2 handles this through OLE/native applications for the data. Do check it out!

Daniel Received on Tue Jan 29 2002 - 17:35:37 CET