askSam 6.0

Turn different types of information into searchable databases with askSam
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Organize, search, and manage your information with askSam. askSam is a flexible and powerful way to organize information and create searchable databases from Web pages, Email, PDF files, texts, and Word documents. askSam is the only database designed for both structured and unstructured information. See how easy a database can be - no programming, no complicated query language. askSam puts your information where it belongs... at your fingertips.
GATHER INFORMATION FROM ANYWHERE
askSam lets you enter, save, and import information from a variety of sources:
* Save Web pages from your browser into askSam.
* Import
- Microsoft Word
- Word Perfect
- PDF
- Text
- HTML
- Excel
- Microsoft Access
- ODBC Databases
* Import Email from Outlook, Eudora, Netscape, and Pocomail.
INSTANTLY SEARCH
Once your information is in askSam, you're ready to search. Not only can you search on the contents of fields, but you can search the full-text. askSam offers a wider variety of searches than any other database program and some of the fastest and most powerful searches you'll find anywhere.
ORGANIZE YOUR INFORMATION
askSam offers a completely new way for you to organize and navigate your information. With the Dynamic Folder View, askSam lets you place information in folders and sub-folders. Unlike most folder implementations, askSam Folders are displayed dynamically. You select a field in your database, and askSam builds the Folder View based on the contents of this field.
CREATE YOUR OWN REPORTS
No programming is necessary to create great looking reports. Simply use askSam's built in Report Writer to drag and drop field names to the desired position on the screen.
askSam gives you the power of a database without the complexity. Whether you're trying to organize research, archive email, or create searchable databases, askSam provides a powerful, but simple solution.

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Ulrich Florian Last year
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I've been using it since version 4 (still MS-DOS). It's not always very stable but it has some features you won't find anywhere else.

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I loved AskSam and did some amazing things with it in the 1990s. In 2022 I get a new gig, wanted to use AskSam and found it was no longer supported. Is it back, by some chance? If not, what has replaced it?
(Don't tell me MyInfo. I tried that and it was a disaster. It ate its intermediate data files, making checkpointing and debugging impossible. ARRRRRGH!)

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Scott McEwan
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I continue to use askSam Pro 7.0.2.147 as 32-bit on Win 10 64-bit PCs. I never want to be without this magnificent application. I use it to archive tens of thousands of e-mails, handle contacts data and related free-form notes. It turns imported documents such as legislation and regulations into usefully searchable data. Asksam is a rare gem and it's a tragedy that it's ongoing development became non-viable in 2009.

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Byard Parks
Scott McEwan, I too was sad to see Asksam go --I have used it since 1994 and it became my warehouse for ideas, writing, email etc. By the way - I have begun using an app called CRAFT - and found that it's functionality in many ways can do what I was doing on Asksam and am so happy for it.

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Hi Scott,
I saw your comment about askSam 7.0 32bit. I used it for years until it was discontinued.
I want to find a copy on the web without success.
Do you know where I can procure a copy?
Thank you, Jay

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