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    Macintosh: Databases with Graphics Capability
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2/12/93
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    02/12/93 - UPDATED
    * Fox Software, Inc. acquired by Microsoft Corporation


    What database products for the Macintosh support a field type for vector
    graphic objects?

DISCUSSION

    We assume that what you mean by vector graphic objects is anything other than
    bitmapped objects. The PICT format is one example of a non-bitmapped graphics
    file. If our assumption is correct, then you have a few solutions. If this is
    not the case, we'll need to know specific details about the format of the
    graphic object and the application that created it. Even within a single file
    format there are often slight variations used by different applications that
    can cause strange incompatibilities, so it's difficult to give a simple answer
    to this kind of question.

    PictureBase, from Symmetry Corp., is a database that manages pictures. It
    can store both bitmapped images and PICT images. It lets you pull up these
    images and search by keywords (which you input for each picture) or by
    words in the filename. No other kinds of data can be stored along with the
    picture.

    FoxBase+/Mac, from Microsoft Corporation, also lets you store PICT images and
    bitmapped images. This is a full-blown database that handles pictures as a
    field type. It also has character, numeric, date, logical, and memo field
    types. This information can be manipulated in many ways, which is typical
    of a relational database management system.

    To locate a vendor's address and phone numbers, use the vendor name as a search
    string.



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