IQ Software

We regret the following errors from our June roundup review of SQL tools ("Simple SQL"):

We stated that IQ Software's IQ for Windows does not provide a facility for resolving ambiguous join paths. IQ prevents ambiguous join paths by supporting rule-based table joins. The rules are stored in its repository. In reporting the print speed of IQ for Windows, we timed the speed of a query and print, instead of printing directly from the query screen. IQ's print speed is much faster than represented in the report. And IQ will indeed let you insert criteria from a static list.

Because of incomplete information supplied by IQ Software, the features table on page 200 contained errors. It should go like this:

       Add descriptions for            Yes
       column/table names

       Define dialog boxes for         Yes
       user queries

       St
art multiple instances        Yes
       of programs

       Permits direct entry of SQL     Yes

       Replace retrieved values with   Yes
       defined text/values

       Generate partial reports        Yes

       Insert criteria from static     Yes
       list

       Add calculated fields without   Yes
       resubmitting query

       Report on stored results        Yes

       Define dialog boxes for         Yes
       user-query entry

IQ Software released version 5 of IQ for Windows soon after we completed our review of version 4.0. Version 5 adds significant enhancements and features.