[Logic] How do I integrate a membership database?

[Frank Ayers]

Hi
Actually, I use PowerBuilder which is a front end to about a gazillion
database engines. It uses ODBC drivers to connect to anything from Access to
Oracle9i. It has handy data input and output functions that are similar to
Excel spreadsheets but also allows rigorous SQL scripts to be run.
One trouble with this is that it borders on programming which means there is
a good possibility of trashing data. One simple "update lists set xxx = yyy"
and all your data is gone.
The other thing is that using work arounds may prevent the development of
worthwhile functions in the future. TRLog has a very nice feature where you
can load calls, 1010 numbers, VP numbers, FISTS numbers etc. and have them
brought up. I implemented this in my version of Logic 5 but it really is
something that people should send to Dennis as a request. If enough people
do, it will probably get added as a feature and eliminate funky tricks.
BTW - I've seen older editions of PowerBuilder go for 10 - 20 bucks on eBay.

Frank
W2FCA


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill VanAlstyne" <w5wvo@cybermesa.net>
> Don't have FoxPro... I wonder if there is a shareware or freeware front
end that
> would serve the purpose? Checking what's out there in terms of FoxPro
proper, I
> see there is still some 7.0 product around in discount retail channels for
as
> low as $320 -- a good deal better than the $500-$600 price being asked for
> FoxPro 8.0... Still, I'm not really wanting to spend that much money if I
don't
> have to. Details, Frank?
>
> Anybody else?
>
> Bill
>
>
>
>
> > At 10:02 10/12/2003 , you wrote:
> >> I've compiled the online SMIRK (Six Meter International Radio Klub)
> >> membership roster into a simple two-column database consisting of
> >> callsign and member number, which I can easily transform into any
> >> appropriate format. What I want to do is integrate this database
> >> into LOGic 6 such that the database will be checked every time I log
> >> a 6M contact in LOGic. I also want to be able to launch a
> >> cross-check between the log and the database manually. In either
> >> case, if the callsign is in the SMIRK datbase, the associated member
> >> number is written into the LOGic log in a user-generated field
> >> ("SMIRK", of course) that I've already established for this purpose.
> >> That's it, pretty simple. But I'm not quite sure how to go about it.
> >> Suggestions?
> >>
> >> Bill / W5WVO
> >>
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