Fiasco2_11_pch

Short:        Patches Fiasco 2.1 to 2.11
Author:       nils@dinoex.sub.org (Nils Bandener)
Uploader:     nils dinoex sub org (Nils Bandener)
Type:         biz/dbase
Architecture: m68k-amigaos

Fiasco Release 2.11
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This is a patch release, which patches Fiasco release 2.1 (Version 6.282)
to Fiasco release 2.11 (Version 7.40).

Fiasco 2.11 fixes some bugs of Fiasco 2.1 and adds some minor features.
For a list of the changes, see the Fiasco documentation.

The patch can be automatically applied to the installed Fiasco 2.1
distribution using the included Installer script.

Fiasco 2.1 is also available on Aminet. The distribution is located
in the directory biz/dbase in the archives described below:

Fiasco_main.lha         Contains the main program, libraries, locale
                        catalogs and example databases.
Fiasco_doc_eng.lha      Contains the english documentation in AmigaGuide
                        and TeX-DVI format.
Fiasco_doc_deu.lha      Contains the german documentation in AmigaGuide
                        and TeX-DVI format.


Features:
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-  Dynamic record loading. Fiasco reads the record data only when
   required. Thus, the use of databases bigger than the available RAM is
   possible.

-  Support of several indices for a database. This indices can be
   automatically sorted or filtered.

-  Several projects may be in RAM at the same time. The number of these
   projects is only limited by the available RAM.

-  Masks can be used like any other GUI.

-  Masks, lists and requesters are fully font sensitive.

-  Many fieldtypes: String, Integer, Float, Cycle, Boolean, Slider, Date,
   Time, Extern, Datatypes and Var String.

-  Support of listview fields for String, Integer, Float, Date and Time
   field types.

-  Datatypes fields can be used to display graphics etc. directly in the
   mask.

-  ARexx interface for external control and scripts for fields.

-  Freely configurable "usermenu", which can be used to invoke CLI and
   ARexx Programs.

-  Searching allows "blurred" search and patterns.

-  Very flexible list, which supports hiding and resizing of entries

-  Easy relation handling

-  Import and export of Databases

-  Flexible print function