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OS/2 FTP ARCHIVE: New titles at SimTel
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (djgruber@mail.coast.net)
Fri Sep 15 08:57:29 1995
To: os2ann.DISCUSS@bloom-picayune.MIT.EDU
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 1995 11:39:28 GMT
From: djgruber@mail.coast.net
Reply-To: djgruber@mail.coast.net
Submitted by: Dave Gruber (djgruber@mail.coast.net)
Source: Dave Gruber (djgruber@mail.coast.net)
Date received: 1995 September 14
Date posted: 1995 September 15
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Summary:
SimTel/os2/dev32
blt2_203.zip Bullet 2 DBF/DBT/NLS database engine toolkit
SimTel/os2/diskutil/
fc2_131.zip File Commander/2 v1.31 file mgr similar to NC
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I have uploaded to SimTel, the Coast to Coast Software Repository(tm),
available by anonymous FTP from the primary mirror site oak.oakland.edu
and its mirrors:
SimTel/os2/dev32
blt2_203.zip Bullet 2 DBF/DBT/NLS database engine toolkit
San Antonio, Texas - Bullet/2 for OS/2 is a thread-safe, multi-process
capable database engine toolkit. It provides pre-built and tested access
methods to data and index files for application programmers. It is not an
end-user Database Management System (DBMS), but it is a tool that may be
used to develop one. Bullet is compact, efficient, and very fast. Bullet
can be configured to use custom key-build, sort-compare, and expression-
parser routines to extend the built-in functionality. Rules are few;
possibilities are great.
The standard data format is DBF (dBASE 3+ and later). The supported memo
format is DBT (dBASE 4 and later). Index-only support can be enabled and
with this any data file format may be used (the data maintained by the
programmer then). Also, the DBF standard may be extended by using binary
field values and fields larger than 255 bytes. Index files are NLS-
compatible and use an efficient b-tree structure. Files may be any size
supported by the OS, up to 4GB. Up to 1024 files may be opened and in use
by any one process, with any number of processes active.
The Bullet API consists of a wide assortment of routines, from low-level
OS calls to high-level transaction-list routines that can process hundreds
of files per transaction, with roll-back on error. Network and multi-user
support is included, and makes use of operating system features such as
atomic re-locking, and shared locks that allow other processes read-access
to locked files.
Bullet is simple to use and works the way you are used to working.
Documentation and samples included are for C or C++ compilers, but any
compiler supporting 32-bit DLLs may be used.
Pricing is available in three options, depending on total open files
needed, simultaneous processes running, and DLL or LIB requirements.
Price starts at $99 US. This release includes a try-before-you-buy version
with the same functionality as is available in the $99 option (100 open
files, 2 processes), and may be used for evaluating Bullet before purchase.
The try-before-you- buy version for OS/2 is located at the following
locations:
For FTP: ftp.crl.com /users/co/cornel/database/blt2_203.zip
For WWW: ftp://ftp.crl.com/users/co/cornel/database/blt2_203.zip
For BBS: 1(210)684-8065 after business hours only (5pm-9am Central)
The filename is currently blt2_203.zip, but the last three digits will
change with future releases. Alternate sites include the SimTel archives
(primary site being oak.oakland.edu), Hobbes (hobbes.nmsu.edu), and on
CompuServe, to name a few. Check the language and database directories
for Bullet (blt*).
Bullet is now available for:
Bullet/2 for OS/2: Includes DLL, import library, online and printer-ready
manuals. The API reference is available in either manual, with the tutorial
and additional source examples in the online version. A demo EXE program,
along with source, is also included. Printed documentation and the LIB
version of the library code are also available.
Bullet/X for 32-bit DOS extenders is to be available by the end of the
month and offers essentially the same features as Bullet/2, except it is
for MS-DOS platforms (DOS extender/DPMI-compliant). The Windows Win32
version is to follow soon after.
Bullet 1 has been available for 16-bit compilers since 1992, and these are
available today as bltc125.zip, bltw125.zip, and bltq125.zip, for
DOS C/C++, Window 3.x, and DOS BASIC compilers, respectively, at the sites
listed above. For more information, visit any of the sites listed and
download the evaluation files, or e-mail to cornel@crl.com.
Uploaded by the programmer.
Cornel Huth
cornel@crl.com
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SimTel/os2/diskutil/
fc2_131.zip File Commander/2 v1.31 file mgr similar to NC
File Commander/2 provides powerful file management functions, program
launch, text viewing and editing facilities in 32 bit OS/2 text mode.
The following are some of the major features of File Commander/2:
o Mouse support.
o Full HPFS long file name support.
o Online help.
o Many configuration options.
o Built in file viewer with hex view mode.
o Built in editor with cut/copy/paste ability using the OS/2 clipboard.
o File Find facility combining wildcard file name filters with file
contents scaning.
o Calculation of the total disk usage of a directory tree.
o Tree views for quick and easy directory changes.
o Ability to start OS/2 text mode, PM, DOS and Windows applications.
o User definable menu.
o Easy creation of WPS objects.
o Enhanced wildcard handling.
o Flexible file name filtering.
o Support for 4DOS/4OS2 descriptions
o 132 column mode support.
Uploaded by the author.
