Re: Database?

From: "Bruce CHARLES" <bruce@pharmacy.uq.edu.au> Subject: Re: Database? Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 06:50:07 +1000 TO: P. Collier We use Excel..... It may not be one of the "classic" data base programs but has worked well with all our population data requirements so far:- 1. Easy to format and check data which is of paramount importance, particularly with hard copy. 2. Editing power is sufficient, e.g. sorting, add/delete subjects/covariates, calculating new variables such as normalised response (e.g. plasma levels on basis of dose/kg). 3. Export/import compatibility with many other programs.....Exports directly to a NONMEM input datafile (e.g. *.csv file format, text comma delimited) 4. Some reasonable graphics capability for model diagnostics, but several specialist packages are available for this, e.g. SPLUS/XPOSE, VISUAL-NM, etc. There are other features, although I'm not sure about any relational data base features (which we have never needed to use so far). Cheers, BC Bruce CHARLES, PhD Senior Lecturer School of Pharmacy The University of Queensland Brisbane, QLD Australia 4072 TEL: +61 7 336 53194 FAX: +61 7 336 51688 Email: Bruce@pharmacy.uq.edu.au