RE: On databases again - front ends


Ah ok then it does not allow you to create forms and reports to make it easy
for untrained users to do their job.

Ken 

-----Original Message-----
From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jamal Mazrui
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 4:58 AM
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: On databases again - front ends

It is not a fully relational database system with rules for referential
integrity between tables, etc.  However, one can link different tables and
go from a parent record in one table to child records in another.
It only supports text fields at present, except for a unique numeric ID that
is generated for each record.  It comes with a contact management table in
Microsoft Access format.  Other tables are defined by editing the
DbDialog.ini file, e.g., by copying, pasting, and modifying an existing
table definition -- there is no wizard interface currently for defining new
tables but the process is not difficult for someone who understands
databases and .ini files.  I successfully defined tables in the following
formats: dBase, SQLite, and MySQL, as well as MS Access.
These require either ADO or ODBC drivers installed on the system.

I have had little feedback on this app (the least of all apps I've
written!), and do not know how much is due to problems with it, or due to
people often talking about the need for a speech-friendly database but then
not actually taking advantage of one that exists.  It is designed to be
considerably more efficient with a screen reader for basic input, searching,
editing, browsing, and listing tasks than MS Access.  Of course, since it is
open source, anyone may feel free to improve the code and functionality --
in fact, I would welcome and support such efforts.

Jamal
On Tue, 8 Apr 2008, Sina
Bahram wrote:

> Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 21:06:57 -0400
> From: Sina Bahram <sbahram@xxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: On databases again - front ends
>
> When you say you developed a database manager ... Does that mean that 
> it is an actual RDBMS or do you mean, it's simply a wrapper for Microsoft
access?
>
> I know a lot of people that would be interested in a fully accessible 
> frontend to arbitrary RDBMS's, but the terminology is a bit odd in 
> this email, so I'm looking for some clarification?
>
> Take care,
> Sina
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jamal 
> Mazrui
> Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 5:35 PM
> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: On databases again - front ends
>
> A couple years ago, I developed a speech friendly database manager 
> called DbDialog.  It is open source in the AutoIt language, and uses 
> Microsoft Access databases by default -- though almost any with an ADO API
will work.
>
> http://EmpowermentZone.com/ddsetup.exe
>
> FYI -- A page with all my open source application is at
> http://testsite.blind-planet.com/node/17
>
> and all my fruit basket programs are at
> http://testsite.blind-planet.com/node/28
>
> Cheers,
> Jamal
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