Disk No  811
Program Title: INTELLI-TRIEVE
PC-SIG version 1
 
    INTELLI-TRIEVE is a weighted retrieval utility for users of dBASE III,
dBASE III+ (trademarks of Ashton-Tate), and compatible database managers.
The weighted retrieval capability provided by INTELLI-TRIEVE is a powerful
and versatile tool that performs a very complex task easily without
programming.
 
    Weighted retrieval has been available for years to users of powerful
mainframe systems like IBM's CICS. Intelli-Trieve now brings this powerful
concept to microcomputer users. INTELLI-TRIEVE performs weighted retrieval
by comparing each record in a database to user-defined selection criteria,
and producing a copy of the database with the records arranged in
descending order of acceptability. The result is an entirely new 'view'
of your data, one that cannot be attained through standard indexing,
filtering or sorting operations. INTELLI-TRIEVE allows you to extract new
and valuable information from your data in ways that were not considered in
the original database design - without altering the structure of your
databases.
 
    INTELLI-TRIEVE's simple, menu-driven process allows you to choose a
database, indicate which fields are to be included in the weighted
retrieval calculations, and how each field is to be judged and weighted.
INTELLI-TRIEVE then reproduces the database, ordered by the new selection
criteria, after which you can apply your DBMS's browsing and reporting
capabilities to view your new information.
 
    INTELLI-TRIEVE doesn't try to do those things your DBMS already does so
well, and which you've invested time and effort to master. It provides
added value instead of reinvented wheels.
 
    Weighted retrieval is well suited to aiding you in selecting securities
investments based on your definition of the relative importance of factors
such as volatility, price, price-to-earnings ratios, volume - all
considered and weighed simultaneously. Another use is to perform any sort
of complex and detailed preference matching, from the traditional dating
service to job/candidate matching, business site selection or student
admissions. Sales people can use INTELLI-TRIEVE to develop efficient leads
based on demographic and geographic criteria they set to match the product
and its market.
 
    INTELLI-TRIEVE is a unique and useful utility for those businesses
which have extensive, detailed dBase III files. It can let you sort your
data in a way that no other program can. The program is menu driven and
extremely easy to use, even a novice user should have no trouble at all
making use of INTELLI-TRIEVE's powerful features. There is a documentation
file included which can be viewed from within the program (choose HELP from
the main menu), or printed to your printer using the DOS PRINT command.
 
Usage:  Buisness (dBase III) Utility
 
System requirements: INTELLI-TRIEVE will run on any IBM-PC or
compatible with at least 256 K of memory and one disk drive. The function
performed by INTELLI-TRIEVE is nondestructive, that is it leaves your
original database files intact and creates new files with the data
rearranged according to your sorting criteria.
 
How to start:  From the DOS prompt, Type: IT  (press enter)
 
Suggested Registration: $19.00
 
File descriptions:
 
IT       EXE   INTELLI-TRIEVE main program
IT       DOC   Documentation file for INTELLI-TRIEVE
READ     ME    Note from the author
 
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