Database Lab Projects

Complete and turn in the following database projects as directed by your instructor.

1. Database Tutorials
   1. Create a folder called DB (a subdirectory \DB in Windows 3.1 and MS-DOS) on your work disk.
   2. Run the database program and complete any hands-on tutorials that come with it. Look for a Tutorials entry in the Help pull-down menu. Repeat the tutorial(s), if available, until you feel comfortable with the program's features and functionality.

2. COURSE database: Create Database and Enter Data
   2. Start a database program and make the DB folder on your work disk the default folder. Create the COURSE as shown below.

      ID	TITLE	TYPE	SOURCE	DURATION
      100	MIS Orientation	in-house	Staff	24
      101	Micro Overview	in-house	Staff	8
      202	4GL Programming	media	Takdel Inc	35
      310	WordPerfect	in-house	Ed. Ltd.	18
      320	Paradox for Windows	media	Takdel Inc	30
      330	Lotus 1-2-3	media	VidCourse	20
      350	Visio--Drag and Drop Drop	in-house	Ed. Ltd.	15
      401	Local Area Networks	vendor	HAL Inc	30
      CIS11	Business COBOL	college	St. Univ.	45
      CIS15	Mgt. Info. Systems	college	St. Univ.	45

      All fields are text, except duration, which in numeric.

   3. Print the database and save it to the DB folder on your work diskette as COURSE.

3. COURSE database: Display and Print Selected Records
   1. Make COURSE the active database and display the database.
   2. Display and print a list of all courses that meet the condition TYPE = in-house.
   3. Display and print only those courses that were taught by the BrassCo staff (SOURCE = staff) OR offered by a vendor (TYPE = vendor).
   4. Display and print a list of all courses that meet the condition TYPE=in-house AND DURATION <=10.
   5. Display and print a list of all courses that meet the condition DURATION>=15 AND <=25.

4. COURSE database: Calculations
   1. Make COURSE the active database and display the database.
   2. Display and print the total number of course hours taught by in-house staff.

5. COURSE database: Sorting Records
   1. Make COURSE the active database and display the database.
   2. Sort the COURSE database by ID within TYPE. Print the sorted database.

6. COURSE Database: Adding and Deleting
   1. Make COURSE the active database and display the database.
   2. Delete these records: MIS Orientation, WordPerfect, and Business COBOL.
   3. Add the following record: 410, Online Faxing, in-house, Staff, 5.
   4. Save the revised database as COURSE1 and print the database.

7. NAMES database: Create Database and Enter Data
   1. Start a database program and make the DB folder on your work disk the default folder. Create a name and address database called NAMES. Use data as shown in below.

      FIRST NAME	LAST NAME	ADDRESS	CITY	ST	ZIP
      Brenda	Cox	2317 W. Adler D	Jackson	MS	39208
      Kristine	Haney	3216 West End	Nashville	TN	37203
      George	Mann	5378 Park Ave.	Fort Smith	AR	72903
      Sherry	Howard	3587 Lee Dr.	Jackson	MS	39208
      Holly	Allen	225 N. Oak Ave.	Gainesville	GA	30501
      Alison	Haney	933 Hilltop	Little Rock	AR	72204
      Andrew	Taylor	3745 Texas St.	Athens	AL	35611
      Michael	Howard	3587 Lee Dr.	Jackson	MS	39208
      Robert	Rosco	1115 W. Tyler	Little Rock	AR	72204
      Phil	Hill	65 Swamp Stump	Tallahassee	FL	32308
      Malcolm	Haney	642 Tulane Ave.	Little Rock	AR	72204

   2. Print the database and save it to the DB folder on your work diskette as NAMES.

8. NAMES database: Display and Print Selected Records
   1. Make NAMES the active database and display the database.
   2. Display and print the records of those people who live in Arkansas.
   3. Display and print the first name, last name, city, and state of those people who live in Arkansas or Mississippi.
   4. Display and print the first name, last name, and city of those people whose last name is Howard.
   5. Display and print the entire record for those people whose last name is Howard or Haney.

9. NAMES database: Sorting Records
   1. Make NAMES the active database and display the database.
   2. Sort the NAMES database by state. Print the sorted database.
   3. Sort the NAMES database by FIRST NAME within LAST NAME. Print the sorted database.

10. NAMES Database: Indexing
    1. Make NAMES the active database and display the database.
    2. Create an index file named NAMESX1 that is arranged alphabetically in ascending sequence by last name. Display and print only the LAST NAME and CITY fields.
    3. Create an index file named NAMESX2 that is arranged alphabetically by ST (state). Display and print only the FIRST NAME, LASTNAME, and ST fields.
    4. Create an index file named NAMESX3 that is arranged alphabetically by FIRST NAME within LAST NAME (the primary field). Display and print the file.
    5. Activate the NAMESX2 index file. Display and print the records of those people whose ZIP Code begins with 7. Hint: Set up an expression that selects numbers between 69999 and 80000.

11. NAMES Database: Adding and Deleting
    1. Make NAMES the active database and display the database.
    2. Delete all records for which the last name is Haney or Howard.
    3. Add the following record: Brent Smith, 1214 W. 97th, New York City, NY, 10024.
    4. Save the revised database as NAMES1 and print the database.