
Easy Base is a complete rapid programming system for data
management. Virtually every data management problem can be
broken down into three areas. Creating disk files (referred to
as "Forms" in Easy Base) in which to store data, creating
procedures which manipulate that data and presenting those
forms and procedures in a logical menu system for use.

In Easy Base you create the forms in which to store data in a
simple screen painting environment which not only designs the
data file but at the same time provides a default entry
screen for your data. As you place the "Fields" in which data
is to be stored, you can use relational links (Lookups) to
import data from other forms. Each field you create for data
storage is also treated as a deriveable "Cell" similar to a
spread sheet. You can make almost any calculation within fields.
Apart from all the arithmetic and relational operators there 
are over fifty functions including "if(Condition,True,False)" 
which extends to a case function and supports And, Or, Xor, 
Eqv and Imp. The requirement for a field to be filled can be
free, mandatory or conditionaly mandatory. Cursor entry to a
field can also be allowed, prevented or conditionally allowed.
You can also provide your own custom error messages when out
of range data is entered. There are field types for Text, 
Formatted Text, Text Blocks(providing word wrap and spell
checking), Integer, Fixed and Floating Point Numbers, Date,
Time and Fixed Choice.

Once you have data stored you need to be able to manipulate and
report on it. Easy Base provides a combined transaction and
reporting system (Procedure Generator). With the procedure 
generator you can use the default screens you have designed or
create custom screens in which to gather input either from the 
keyboard or from relational lookups. You then instruct Easy 
Base what to do with this information using a simple "Basic"
like programming language. If your procedure is transactional
you have commands to enter, modify or delete records in any
number of forms. If your procedure is reporting then there are
commands to group, order and list data in almost every 
conceivable way.

You now have all the "parts" required to create a useful data
management system. All that remains is to tie your procedures
to a menu system so that other people can use your application
without having to know anything about Easy Base. Creating an
end user menu system in Easy Base is as simple as filling in a
form with the text you wish to display and the procedure or 
form you wish to run. You give at least one of your menus a
start up password. If you then restart Easy Base but sign on
with that password instead of your developers password then you
will be running your own custom designed program.

Easy Base is the most modern and comprehensive data 
programming system available for the IBM PC. If you currently 
use any form of Spread Sheet or Data Base then you just won't
believe how much easier you can do things in Easy Base.

A Non Shareware Runtime Module is available for professional
developers.

The minimum requirement for Easy Base is 286 with 1Meg Ram and DOS 5.

The recommended minimum is 386 with 4Meg Ram.

Note: "Easy Base" is a UK registered Trade Mark of Easy Software Ltd
      and should not be confused with a similar mark registered to
      Evergreen Case Tools in the USA.