MUIbase V2.6
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MUIbase (Magic data BASE with User Interface) is a relational, programmable
database with graphical user interface for Linux, Windows and Amiga.
MUIbase is open source software distributed under the terms of the
GNU General Public License (GPL).
If you like MUIbase and would like to support it then you are welcome to
make a donation. Please visit http://sourceforge.net/projects/muibase
for more information.
Features
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MUIbase is a fast and flexible database system. It is targeted for
advanced desktop users who want to manage data in a comfortable and
powerful way. MUIbase is able to manage any kind of data, e.g. addresses,
CD series, movies, photo collections, your family tree, your income and
expense, and much more. The power of MUIbase lies in its clear and
powerful graphical user interface and its programming capabilities.
Programming MUIbase allows you to process data in various ways,
e.g. automatic calculations upon user input, generation of reports,
import and export of data, etc. For example MUIbase can be used for
calculating the total amount of income, or the total amount of recorded
time on a CD, or to automatically create and print serial letters to
your customers.
MUIbase offers the following features:
* Unlimited number of projects, tables, attributes, and records.
* Attributes can be of type string, memo (multi line text), integer,
real, date, time, bool, choice (one item out of many items), reference
(easy way to reference a record of another table), button (for
starting MUIbase programs), and virtual (compute value on the fly).
* The string type can also manage lists of strings, files, and fonts.
A string can refer to an external image which is displayed in the
graphical user interface.
* Dynamic loading of records. Records which are not needed may be
flushed from memory (e.g. when memory is low).
* Programmability. With the easy and powerful MUIbase programming
language complex tasks can be implemented. The language also
includes a SELECT-FROM-WHERE query for easy and fast data retrieval.
* Ordering of records by any combinations of attributes.
* Flexible and powerful search and filter facility.
* Query editor which allows entering and managing of SELECT-FROM-WHERE
queries. The queries can be saved and the results can be printed.
* Import and export facility.
* Full documentation including user and programming manual in HTML
and PDF.
* Operating system independence. MUIbase is available for Linux, Windows
and Amiga. The source code of MUIbase is also available as part of a
Source Forge project.
New features since V2.5
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o User and admin mode with password option for entering admin mode.
o New functions for the programming of user access control:
GETADMINMODE, SETADMINMODE, ADMINPASSWORD and SHA1SUM.
o New sample database "Users.mb" for demonstrating user access control.
o Allow optional title headers and multi-column format for functions
ASKCHOICE, ASKCHOICESTR and ASKOPTIONS.
o Improved versions of LISTTOMEMO and MEMOTOLIST for supporting
lists of lists (multi-column).
o New functions for programming: LISTTOSTR and STRTOLIST.
o Option for ASKSTR and ASKMULTI to allow entering of passwords.
o Reformatted German docs using new German spelling (Stefan Haubenthal).
o New file format for preferences. Settings are stored as readable text
in UTF-8.
o Always store text in projects in UTF-8 format.
o Several bug fixes.
Steffen Gutmann, 18.09.2008
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