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| JFile 4.0 |

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| Reviewed by: Vincent Iannelli, M.D. |
| Summary:
I have always felt that the thing that makes PDAs most useful is
their ability to store information that can be readily accessible
for future use. Especially in the medical profession, this makes
them indispensable as a portable reference tool. My favorite
application for storing and retrieving information on my Palm Pilot
has always been JFile, and the recent major upgrade to JFile Pro
has reinforced my interest in this program.
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flat-file database
JFile Pro also includes a Windows utility so you can easily convert
JFile Pro databases into comma or tab separated files so you can
emport them into other spreadsheet applications. This utility will
also convert comma and tab separated files into JFile Pro
databases. This is useful for importing spreadsheet files into
JFile Pro. It can also be used to import databases from services
such as Yahoo Finance or Wells Fargo online banking, both of which
can output CSV files of your online data. These can then be
imported and saved on your Pilot for handy reference. Many other
applications have been written to give you access to your JFile Pro
database on your home computer.
JFile Pro is similar to HanDBase, another database application for
the PalmOS. In contrast to JFile Pro, HanDBase is a relational
database, so that different databases can be linked together and
can have access to each other. Many of the other features are
similar between the two programs, including allowing the same
number of databases (60), similar advanced filtering options, and
similar printing, beaming and exporting abilities, although JFile
Pro does use less memory on the Pilot (99K vs 160K for HanDBase).
Although I prefer JFile Pro, I would recommend trying the
evaluation copies of each to see which one you prefer before making
your purchase.
JFile Pro is currently at version 1.0d and requires Palm OS 2.0 or
above. It is available for $24.95 from Land-J
Technologies.
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