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Tony Cheroke
Has anyone tried this?
<http://www.abykus.com/>
direct download:
<http://www.abykus.com/Abykus10.exe>
~573KB
Abykus 1.02 - spreadsheet program for Windows
An object-oriented
spreadsheet for Windows
<quote>
Abykus is a unique new spreadsheet that adds an
exciting new dimension to the classic 'what-if'
analysis. While electronic spreadsheets have
undergone many important changes over the years,
they remain pretty much what they've always been -
giant ledger sheets capable of storing a single
value or formula in each cell. Abykus extends this
concept by allowing objects (i.e. matrixes, tables,
coordinates, polygons, profiles, cross-sections,
etc.) to be stored in individual cells, which makes
the spreadsheet especially well suited for
scientific applications that require complex data
types, such as those often encountered by land
surveyors and civil engineers. Using a powerful set
of integrated functions, objects can either stand
alone or be used as building blocks to create other
objects.
Abykus also includes a powerful script language,
similar to the C programming language, that lets
users create their own routines that look and behave
like built-in functions. Scripts are easy to
maintain and share, since they are created and
stored in external library files as opposed to being
imbedded in the worksheets that access them.
Another important difference that distinguishes this
spreadsheet from others is the manner in which cells
are addressed. The standard "A1" cell naming
convention has been replaced with a significantly
more powerful notation. Instead of using a confusing
combination of letters and numbers to identify a
cell's position on a worksheet, numbers (i.e.
algebraic expressions) or even other cell addresses
are used to represent both the cell's row and column
position. This powerful, yet intuitive new
convention makes it possible to manipulated data in
ways never before thought possible.
Free download
* no crippled features
* no trial period
* no registration fee
Standard features
* 8191 rows by 255 columns
* load up to 32 worksheets at one time
* cut, copy, paste, shift, join, insert, delete cells
* cell comments
* formula editor
* debugger
* extensive library of built-in functions
Exclusive features
* cell addresses can be nested or written with algebraic expressions
* individual cells can store objects such as arrays, coordinates,
polygons, tables, matrixes, etc.
* built-in functions that return and/or reference objects are
grouped under the following categories: 3D Graphics, Matrix Algebra,
Coordinate Geometry, and Road Layout functions
* programmable Range Operations
* supports a structured script language
* scripts can access any cell on any worksheet
* scripts are compiled in external library files
Easy to install
* requires: Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP
* requires less than 2 megabytes of disk space
* a single exacutable - no .DLL's are loaded in your system folders
* no changes are made to your Registry
* to install, simply create a directory and execute the self
extracting file you downloaded
* to uninstall, delete the above directory and all traces of the
program are removed from your computer
Help
* online help includes a comprehensive User's Guide and Script
Reference
* hundreds of examples
</quote>
Screenshots available on the website. If you do decide to try it,
there are some other items to download, too:
Worksheets:
Property Survey - makes extensive uses of the Coordinate Geometry
routines (72Kb).
Street Design - makes extensive uses of the Road Layout routines
(75Kb)
Script Libraries:
Statistics - contains 6 statistics routines written with
Programmable Range Operations (70Kb)
Conversions - contains a dozen conversion routines (70Kb).
Tony
<http://www.abykus.com/>
direct download:
<http://www.abykus.com/Abykus10.exe>
~573KB
Abykus 1.02 - spreadsheet program for Windows
An object-oriented
spreadsheet for Windows
<quote>
Abykus is a unique new spreadsheet that adds an
exciting new dimension to the classic 'what-if'
analysis. While electronic spreadsheets have
undergone many important changes over the years,
they remain pretty much what they've always been -
giant ledger sheets capable of storing a single
value or formula in each cell. Abykus extends this
concept by allowing objects (i.e. matrixes, tables,
coordinates, polygons, profiles, cross-sections,
etc.) to be stored in individual cells, which makes
the spreadsheet especially well suited for
scientific applications that require complex data
types, such as those often encountered by land
surveyors and civil engineers. Using a powerful set
of integrated functions, objects can either stand
alone or be used as building blocks to create other
objects.
Abykus also includes a powerful script language,
similar to the C programming language, that lets
users create their own routines that look and behave
like built-in functions. Scripts are easy to
maintain and share, since they are created and
stored in external library files as opposed to being
imbedded in the worksheets that access them.
Another important difference that distinguishes this
spreadsheet from others is the manner in which cells
are addressed. The standard "A1" cell naming
convention has been replaced with a significantly
more powerful notation. Instead of using a confusing
combination of letters and numbers to identify a
cell's position on a worksheet, numbers (i.e.
algebraic expressions) or even other cell addresses
are used to represent both the cell's row and column
position. This powerful, yet intuitive new
convention makes it possible to manipulated data in
ways never before thought possible.
Free download
* no crippled features
* no trial period
* no registration fee
Standard features
* 8191 rows by 255 columns
* load up to 32 worksheets at one time
* cut, copy, paste, shift, join, insert, delete cells
* cell comments
* formula editor
* debugger
* extensive library of built-in functions
Exclusive features
* cell addresses can be nested or written with algebraic expressions
* individual cells can store objects such as arrays, coordinates,
polygons, tables, matrixes, etc.
* built-in functions that return and/or reference objects are
grouped under the following categories: 3D Graphics, Matrix Algebra,
Coordinate Geometry, and Road Layout functions
* programmable Range Operations
* supports a structured script language
* scripts can access any cell on any worksheet
* scripts are compiled in external library files
Easy to install
* requires: Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP
* requires less than 2 megabytes of disk space
* a single exacutable - no .DLL's are loaded in your system folders
* no changes are made to your Registry
* to install, simply create a directory and execute the self
extracting file you downloaded
* to uninstall, delete the above directory and all traces of the
program are removed from your computer
Help
* online help includes a comprehensive User's Guide and Script
Reference
* hundreds of examples
</quote>
Screenshots available on the website. If you do decide to try it,
there are some other items to download, too:
Worksheets:
Property Survey - makes extensive uses of the Coordinate Geometry
routines (72Kb).
Street Design - makes extensive uses of the Road Layout routines
(75Kb)
Script Libraries:
Statistics - contains 6 statistics routines written with
Programmable Range Operations (70Kb)
Conversions - contains a dozen conversion routines (70Kb).
Tony