Barry, You can use DB access in Rev locally - the demonstration stack I created to show off Rev's DB capabilities accesses a local MS Access database. You can view/download it at:
http://www.runrev.com/revolution/info/compare/index.html It's the "Revolution vs. VB" comparison. Hope this helps, Ken Ray Sons of Thunder Software Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry Levine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 12:28 AM Subject: Database functionality and tab stops in fields > G'day, listas! > > Two sets of questions: > > #1 - I've been trying to understand the scope of the "database" > functionality available to me from within Revolution. If I grasp what > the techno-babble is telling me, it seems I need some kind of database > "engine" running in the background (Valentina?). > > Is there some kind of "non-server-type" DB access available otherwise? > Perhaps some kind of XCMD that would permit Revolution to "do the work" > looking up the info in a local file? I'm thinking of something on the > order of FileMaker as opposed to FileMaker Server. If that's not a good > analogy, how about 4th Dimension as opposed to 4D Server? > > #2 - (and this may be a feature request) - Sarah Reichelt was kind > enough to detail a method of creating reports using the tab stops > feature. It would be great if there was a way to specify -each- tab stop > (like "30,100,150,100,150" meaning "30 pixels -or characters- from the > left, then 100 more to the next tab stop, then 150 more to the next..., > etc.). Perhaps this is what is meant by the "Table Object" I've seen > mentioned on the runrev website? > > I'll fill out the feature request at the website to add my $.02. > > Thanks, > Barry > -------------------------------------------------------- > Barry Jay Levine > "The Mac Guy" > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
