databasey

Example Sentences

• "Some of the example models I used in the Spreadsheet Strategies chapter could be constructed on database programs in one form or another. Likewise, some of the examples I’ll provide in this database chapter will look suspiciously like a spreadsheet application. About the only thing that makes one application more “databasey” than another is when you call the Set Database, Set Criteria, and Extract commands on the Data menu."
• "A large class of what we might call “databasey” applications implement some form of caching."
• "Beginning with a roll-call, we have brand-new versions of everything — all with the “97” suffix. Word, as ever, processes text, while Excel looks after the figures, PowerPoint creates presentations, Access does databasey things, and Outlook replaces the Schedule Plus personal organiser."
• "In that spirit, this concluding Excel chapter provides a tour of some of the “databasey” things Excel can do with data."
• "Because an array is essentially a collection of stuff in a database, you can do databasey things with arrays: List them, sort them, unsort them, create bogus databases for the IRS, and so on."
• "If you are used to working with spreadsheets like Excel you may feel comfortable using the datasheet. However, if you want to use something that looks and feels more ‘databasey’ (Yes, this is a highly technical term meaning like a database!) you’ll want to create forms."