FoxPro

Abstract: This paper aims to present an easy, quick, and accurate way of implementing value engineering (VE) studies by introducing an integrated computerized system for the VE technique and life-cycle cost as a checkout system. The VE computer program was designed using a database computer program, FoxPro Window. The computerized version of the VE study consists of several interactive panels, representing the systematic approach (job plan) of a VE study, through which all the information and data of the VE study will be input. The program will help the user to come up with the best selected idea, based on certain calculations that will be done automatically by the VE program. Moreover, the VE case studies that will be investigated by the program will be stored, and thus the program will also serve as a data bank for these case studies as references for future studies. The objective of this paper is not to create a smart VE system, but it can be considered a major step toward this objective.

Abstract: For the past 15 years, the orthopaedic oncology service at the author's institution has used a computer system to aid in the treatment of patients. The system currently uses a DOS or at times a Windows-based program known as FOXPRO which originally was created by an independent company and now is part of the Microsoft systems. This presentation describes the components of this system and defines its use in patient treatment including demographics, office and surgical records, fiscal issues, and research.

Abstract: A hyperspectral image processing and analysis system (HLPAS) has been developed by the Institute of Remote Sensing Applications of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The HEAS, built on Interactive Data Language (LDL) and implemented on Windows NT workstations, meets the requirements for the rapid preprocessing of imaging spectrometer data and easy prototyping of algorithms. Integrated with a spectral library, which was implemented on the FoxPro, a popular database environment in the Windows NT platform, the spectral analysis model was established to support hyperspectral image analyses. Based on the HIPAS, some hyperspectral remote sensing application studies were completed in China. These included mineral identification, agriculture investigation, urban mapping, and the study of wetland vegetation.

Abstract: The use of computers in libraries in Pakistan is expected to increase as the government realizes the possibilities of new information technology. Outlines the basic elements of the computerization of library operations and discusses the problems of using and developing library software in Pakistan. Libraries have automated individually without exchanging experience; most libraries cannot afford library automation, and librarians are not trained in library automation. Although foreign software is not suitable for Pakistan's libraries, some foreign software is being used, including: dBase III+ and IV; Foxpro; INMAGIC; Mini-micro CDS/ISIS; MINISIS; and Sci-Mate. Attempts have been made to develop library applications software in Pakistan. The most successful has been the Library Automation and Management Program (LAMP), developed by the Netherlands Library Development Project-Pakistan using CDS/ISIS. Recommends that a National Centre for Library Software Development be established and a MARC format for Pakis...