Re: gEDA-user: symbol databases, was Re: Wish list, sort of

[John Doty <jpd@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Jan 6, 2009, at 2:55 PM, Mike Crowe wrote:

> I have used some of the comercial schematic packages that allow
> integration of attribute information into a database.  It provides
> significant improvements for tasks such as; generating purchasing
> requests, inventory management, and bill of materials management, and
> component obsolescence.  When viewing the attributes on the schematic,
> one is looking at the latest component information.

That's part of what using a project symbol directory, instead of  
library symbol instances, achieves. The only difference between this  
and some other kind of database is the form of the capsule around the  
information. A symbol file is a perfectly reasonable capsule.

John Doty              Noqsi Aerospace, Ltd.
http://www.noqsi.com/
jpd@xxxxxxxxx




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