Ask Sam 6 Standard Database Software - Easy To Use Searchable Freeform Database
Ask Sam Freeform Searchable Database Is The Ideal Solution To Easily Turn Your Valuable Information Into An Easy To Use Searchable Database!
Ask Sam Freeform Searchable Database is not a traditional database. As Sam is a whole new way to gather, manage and collate information. Traditional database software is designed to handle structured data. It requires you to pre-define a structure and force you to adapt your information into this structure.
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Ask Sam Freeform Searchable Database requires no predefined structure or field lengths.
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Ask Sam Freeform Searchable Database is easy to use. You can search without learning a query language. You can create reports without programming.
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Ask Sam Freeform Searchable Database is flexible. You can combine both free-form and fielded information in the database.
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Organize, search, and manage your information easily and more conveniently in a free form manner with Ask Sam Freeform Searchable Database. Ask Sam is a flexible and powerful way to organize information and create freeform, searchable databases from Web pages, Email, PDF files, texts, and Word documents. Ask Sam is the only database designed for both structured and unstructured information. See how easy a database can be - no programming, no complicated query language, no need to make information fit into a limited number of predetermined fields. Ask Sam Freeform Searchable Database puts your information where it belongs - at your fingertips
Ask Sam Freeform Searchable Database is the ideal application to organise your information. Ask Sam is a different kind of database - a free form database designed for everyday users rather than experienced software programmers. Ask Sam Freeform Searchable Database makes it easy to convert any kind of information into a searchable database, including : email messages, word processing documents, text files, spreadsheets, addresses, Web pages, and more.
Benefits Of Ask Sam Freeform Searchable Database
Ask Sam gives you the power of a database without the complexity. No need to program or learn a complicated query language. With Ask Sam Freeform Searchable Database, you simply import or enter information, and you're ready to search. Ask Sam users range from individuals organizing email, addresses and research notes, to corporations and government departments managing meeting minutes, regulations, policy manuals and corporate databases.
Features Of Ask Sam Freeform Searchable Database
Collect Information from Anywhere - You are now able to access more information than ever before - on the Internet, via email, on CD-ROMS, or in files on your hard drive. Ask Sam lets you turn this information into searchable databases.
You can type information directly into Ask Sam, or you can import information from a wide variety of sources including:
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Word processing documents (Microsoft Word and WordPerfect)
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Email messages (Microsoft Outlook, Eudora, PocoMail, Netscape etc.)
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Databases (Microsoft Access, dBASE, Paradox, ODBC)
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Spreadsheets (Microsoft Excel)
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Comma-delimited, Tab-delimited, and Fixed-position data
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Ask Sam can also import documents scanned using an OCR application.
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Lightning Fast Searches - Once your information is in Ask Sam, you're ready to search. Not only can you search on the contents of fields, but you can search on free-form text. Ask Sam offers a wider variety of searches than any other database program and some of the fastest and most powerful searches you'll find anywhere.
Ask Sam supports the following types of searches:
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Full-text searches for any word or phrase
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Wildcard searches with * and ?
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Boolean searches (AND, OR, and NOT)
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Numeric searches (>, <, >=, <=, <>)
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Search through multiple Ask Sam databases
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Easy to Design Database Forms
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Setting up structured database is a breeze with Ask Sam. You simply use the Entry Form Wizard to set up your form. Ask Sam Entry Forms are flexible and easy. Type in names for your fields and you're ready to go.
When you add a document simply fill out the fields. Ask Sam fields can automatically expand making room for all your information. It doesn't matter whether you enter an extra word, sentence, paragraph, or 100 pages of text. Ask Sam can easily handle it. This makes Ask Sam ideal for storing notes, transcripts, and other textual information. Just type (or import) the information, and you can search for anything.
Turn Texts into Databases - Ask Sam's Automatic Field Recognition enables you to turn information into an instant database. Ask Sam can automatically identify words that provide structure in your information and use these words as fields. For example, email messages often contains words like "To:", "From:", "Date:", and "Subject:" Ask Sam lets you automatically use these words as fields. You can search, sort, and even create reports using these words as fields.
Save Web Pages Directly into Ask Sam - Ask Sam lets you save Web pages directly from your Internet Explorer browser into a searchable database. Ask Sam makes it simple to add Web information into your databases - just right click on a page, choose "Save Web Page to Ask Sam" and select your database.
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Permanent, searchable web page archive
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Save complete Web pages - graphics, frames, & formats
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Integrates with Internet Explorer
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Add notes, comments, & keywords
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Organise pages with folders & sub-folders
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Save pages into an Entry Form
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Save single pages, entire Web sites, or selected sections
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Create Your Own Reports - No programming is necessary to create great looking reports. Simply use Ask Sam's built in Report Writer to drag and drop field names to the desired position on the screen. An Ask Sam report can be as simple as a sorted list of names and telephone numbers, or it can contain grouped fields, field totals and summaries. You can even include memo fields in a report.
System Requirements For Ask Sam Freeform Searchable Database
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IBM compatible computer with at least a P90 processor
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Windows 95, 98, 98SE, 2000, ME, XP and Windows NT
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