On Oct 3, 8:30 am, S=E9bastien de Mapias <sglrig...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > I think there is a mismatch between your expectations and
> > what MUMPS is
>
> I don't think there's any mismatch, but what I'm sure of is
> that my mind is 300% biased by years of this two-dimensional
> relational view of the world...
>
> > There are many database management systems layered on MUMPS,
> > some of
> > which are proprietary and others of which are free / open
> > source (such as VistA's Fileman).
>
> Or GT.M ?
GT.M in and of itself is not a DMBS in the way that Bhaskar is
meaning. In this instance hes talking about integrated tools which
allow a user to query MUMPS in a more familiar (and sometimes more
friendly) way. Fileman is integrated into VistA, DBMS is for GE
Flowcast, Chronicles for Epic...etc. There are also software packages
which integrate KBSQL so that people can use standard SQL to get data,
sometimes directly or sometimes as a scheduled dump out to a Crystal
Re****ts environment.
The pros and cons of each approach should be reviewed prior to
implementing. Personally, I prefer to go right to the source by
iterating through globals as described above, but only for my own
work. End-users should go through the DBMS that they installed with
the SW, not through me. Otherwise re****ting can turn into a
maintenance headache.
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