Data entry screen building utilities
Rather than writing PostgreSQL data entry screens from scratch using ncurses and cdk, is anyone aware of any data entry screen building utilities useful for character-based screens, as opposed to GUI utilities?
Tim
On Mon, Jan 22, 2001 at 03:14:36PM -0800, Tim Barnard wrote:
Rather than writing PostgreSQL data entry screens from scratch using
ncurses and cdk, is anyone aware of any data entry screen building
utilities useful for character-based screens, as opposed to GUI
utilities?
I had never heard of cdk, but I found and downloaded it, since I'm doing
similar console-type work. I haven't looked at it extensively, but is
there a reason why you wouldn't want to use it?
Paul
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Rather than writing PostgreSQL data entry screens from scratch using
ncurses and >cdk, is anyone aware of any data entry screen building
utilities useful for character->based screens, as opposed to GUI utilities?
Tim
<snip>
I don't know of such a utility but I remember that the tool 'pgaccess' lets
you create simple form under Tk/Tcl and saves it as a simple string in the
database. Maybe you could create a ncurses based library to parse this
string and produce a text based data entry screen?
--
Prasanth Kumar
kumar1@home.com
You might be able to just use a web interface, like PHP scripts, but use a
text console web browser, like lynx. This would let the entry screen be
accessible from GUI terminals too. Then again, lynx might be too crude an
interface.
On Monday 22 January 2001 18:14, Tim Barnard wrote:
Rather than writing PostgreSQL data entry screens from scratch using
ncurses and cdk, is anyone aware of any data entry screen building
utilities useful for character-based screens, as opposed to GUI utilities?Tim
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Thanks for the idea, but like you stated lynx is too crude an interface.
Tim
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You might be able to just use a web interface, like PHP scripts, but use a
text console web browser, like lynx. This would let the entry screen be
accessible from GUI terminals too. Then again, lynx might be too crude an
interface.
"I haven't looked at it extensively, but is there a reason why you wouldn't
want to use it?"
I was hoping for something that would help me quickly put together some
screens, without extensive coding. I didn't think such a utility existed but
it was worth asking :-)
Tim
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From: "Paul M Foster" <paulf@quillandmouse.com>
To: "Tim Barnard" <tbarnard@povn.com>
Cc: <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 5:45 PM
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Data entry screen building utilities
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On Mon, Jan 22, 2001 at 03:14:36PM -0800, Tim Barnard wrote:
Rather than writing PostgreSQL data entry screens from scratch using
ncurses and cdk, is anyone aware of any data entry screen building
utilities useful for character-based screens, as opposed to GUI
utilities?I had never heard of cdk, but I found and downloaded it, since I'm doing
similar console-type work. I haven't looked at it extensively, but is
there a reason why you wouldn't want to use it?Paul
Interesting idea. I hadn't thought of trying this.
Thanks.
Tim
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From: "Prasanth Kumar" <kumar1@home.com>
To: <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 7:03 PM
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Data entry screen building utilities
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Rather than writing PostgreSQL data entry screens from scratch using
ncurses and >cdk, is anyone aware of any data entry screen building
utilities useful for character->based screens, as opposed to GUI
utilities?
Tim
<snip>
I don't know of such a utility but I remember that the tool 'pgaccess'
lets
Show quoted text
you create simple form under Tk/Tcl and saves it as a simple string in the
database. Maybe you could create a ncurses based library to parse this
string and produce a text based data entry screen?--
Prasanth Kumar
kumar1@home.com