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www.thetraverser.com is now back up and running. It was down for a while when the web host moved it to a new server/platform. Please feel free to use The Traverser for all your custom programming projects. It does the programming for you. I'm so glad I'm out of programming!

The Traverser is a wide-ranging database, and with your help, it can become even bigger. Just email a description of your proposed table or tables to thetraverser@comcast.net. After a rudimentary background check, you will be given a password that lets you add records, provided your idea serves a useful purpose, could be considered beneficial to the general public, is not too voluminous, and does not violate any laws or decency standards. Currently, The Traverser is not a money-making operation, but various arrangements are negotiable if it becomes so in the future.

A wide-ranging database now resides at www.thetraverser.com, showcasing The Traverser's functionality and giving users an even more efficient way to look up certain types of information on the Internet.

A traditional search engine is still the best bet for using keywords to search the entire web for potential pages. The Traverser, however, is useful for any data that can be stored in a table, particularly if you know the category of the data.... read more

Emails for The Traverser may now be sent to:

thetraverser@comcast.net

The email and postal addresses for The Traverser are changing.

Email:
thetraverser@mn.rr.com

Postal mail:
2117 Marquis Rd.
Golden Valley, MN 55427

Emails may be delayed or disrupted after July 18, 2003.

If there are no active administrators for the project and you would like to participate, please feel free to download the app and resurrect the project under another name, with my blessing.

-- Tom Cleland

While The Traverser can be used for personal web applications, such as the recently released Grocery List example, it can also be used to expand the audience for web hosting companies.

In addition to the typical HTML foundation, many web hosting companies also offer MySQL and PHP. These hosts can now place The Traverser as an additional layer on top of that, enabling their customers to efficiently set up relational database applications, and share the data with anyone in the world.... read more

The Traverser was used to create a grocery list program in less than a day, appearing to surpass the claimed efficiencies that can be achieved with the tool. Database application development time reductions using the tool had been estimated at about 50%.

The program includes a drop list of all the items in a store, and creates a list that can then be sorted by aisle number. It can also store recipes, keep past grocery lists, and accept multiple stores and shoppers.... read more

The Traverser, a free software package that could cut database application development time in half, has just been released. By using a naming convention on foreign keys, users can link together all the tables in a database without programming, allowing developers to concentrate on business rules and other custom modifications.

After specifying fields and indexes, users can navigate from table to table, editing records along the way. Sorts, searches, and lookups (also called drop down lists) are generated automatically. Capabilities include:... read more