Hello All,
First, thank you to everyone who sent me feedback on Info Digger. Please keep it coming. The input has helped me design the two "new" interfaces for populating service databases. These interfaces make it quick and easy to construct parameterized SQL statements and build associated menus at can contain up to five parameter values.
The biggest request has been for examples. Well, I've started examples to demonstrate how to use Info Digger with the Northwind database that comes with SQL Server. The examples are work in progress so please be kind.
http://www.bdsoftware.com/InfoDigger.aspThe framework is stable and throughly tested accessing SQL Server, Oracle, Visual FoxPro in a production environment. I've been accessing FoxPro and Access data with little problem. I'd like to get feedback from anyone accessing Informix, Sybase, Paradox, dBase or DB2 data. Excel data is not working yet.
The application is ideal for anyone with lots of ODBC connections. An Oracle Services menu is next on my list which creates DSNless string connections for Oracle Services. The data cursors built "on-the-fly" are not updatable yet... that option will be available soon. They can be made updatable manually through the "Service Manager". If you use ODBC connections frequently please try Info Digger. You can build menus to your ODBC data sources and share them with other users by placing the InfoDigger database on a network. This also allows users to collaborate on SQL statement development and menu creation.
The Drag and Drop functionality will be complete soon. This creates ODBC connections "on-the-fly" for FoxPro, VFP, Access, Paradox, Excel and dBase data files with DSNless string connections.
The software has been tested on Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0,
Windows 2000 Pro and Windows XP Home and Pro. It installs and uninstalls cleanly using InstallShield Express 3.54.
Checkout the examples and download Info Digger today! If you have lots of data you won't be disappointed!
Thanks,
Will
