wam.umd.edu/~walrus/distrib/kingfisher2ex.readme

Short:    Extras (incl. DevKit) for KingFisher2.26
Uploader: Udo Schuermann 
Author:   Udo Schuermann 
Type:     biz/dbase
Requires: biz/dbase/KingFisher226.lha
Version:  2.26

This archive contains various extras for KingFisher 2.26. In particular,
you will find here...

  - The KingFisher 2 developer  kit, enabling you to directly access the
    KingFisher database server,

  - ARexx example scripts to get you started exploring RexxFisher, which
    provides  an  ARexx  interface  to  the  KingFisher database server.
    RexxFisher enables  you to retrieve data from  KingFisher  databases
    (and more) using ARexx scripts,

  - A variety of examples to use as custom display/print/export formats,
    if the standard data layout doesn't satisfy your needs,

  - Some example gadget images that KingFisher (the  GUI)  can load  and
    use to replace its own  button images.  This can be great fun if you
    think my buttons suck,  ;-)

  - Several Search Sets that you can immediately load instead of waiting
    through the same search again. This  demonstrates how much  time you
    can save with Search Sets,

This archive does NOT contain a database, nor does it contain KingFisher
itself (the software.) These are extras that are not needed by everyone,
but may be  useful or fun to explore. The  complete  set  of  KingFisher
archives on Aminet are listed below:


COMPONENT FILES ON AMINET:

    KingFisher226.lha (297196)
	All  you  need  to upgrade or  install  KingFisher.  If  you are
	building a new installation you probably want the database, too:

    KingFisher2db.lha (748224)
	A database of 1100+ Fish Disks (needed for initial install; when
	upgrading: remove all old 1000Fish#? files before installing)

    KingFisher2ex.lha (221558)
	Extras: example format  and  ARexx scripts; KingFisher Developer
	Kit!


KINGFISHER 2 FEATURE OVERVIEW:

  - Client-Server technology provides multiple users (or multiple copies
    of  KingFisher) access to  multiple  databases, but does  not hinder
    single-user operations,

  - KingFisher's resizable GadTools  interface  honors  the proportional
    system font (or any font  of your choosing) and can be opened on the
    default public, and on custom screens,

  - Search operations can  produce  Search Sets  which may be saved  and
    reloaded, to  provide instant  access to any previously found record
    in the database,

  - Database-specific  display, print,  and export  presentation formats
    can be defined to produce any desired database presentation,

  - Hotlinked Product-Info files can be viewed directly;  updates to the
    file are immediately  reflected by  KingFisher;  also view clipboard
    contents directly,

  - Powerful search expressions, including embedded support for AmigaDOS
    regular expressions, are maintained in  a history list whose size is
    user-definable,  and each of which can be recalled for re-use at any
    time,

  - Ability to reconstruct the index files and construct VersionLinks in
    release-order to browse related software versions,

  - Through RexxFisher  (the  ARexx interface to the server)  the  user-
    definable  data  presentation  formats  and the same powerful search
    expressions used  by KingFisher are available to any program with an
    ARexx interface!

Registration for this software is $20(US)  or  DM30. Future upgrades are
free (by way of Aminet or ftp.)  The developer kit is now available free
of charge to registered and unregistered users alike.

WWW Support Page: http://www.wam.umd.edu/~walrus/KingFisher.html

 |._.|_   Udo Schuermann             "The future's not what it used to be!"
 |(:)| )  walrus@wam.umd.edu                  -- Narn Ambassador G'Kar
 |_:_|/   http://www.wam.umd.edu/~walrus/        Babylon 5, "The Long Dark"