Now you can add natural language database query capability to any 32-bit Visual Basic database project (and with no per-user license charges). VB ELF packs the power of the "Access ELF" language engine into a set of callable routines, or if you prefer, a simple OCX that can be snapped onto your VB forms. (Works with Delphi and Access 8.0 forms, too.) Use the full interface, or just the services you like; for instance, pass an English question to vbelfTranslate() and have it return the SQL translation for a subform's recordset.

Ad hoc query has never been so easy, and with this developer's edition, never been so customizable. Deluxe Edition includes all source code for the interface, including OCX source, so nothing gets in your way. Database interfaces get created with a single function call; from there on out, both you and your users can get the answers you need from complex databases without remembering fieldnames, join relations, SQL syntax or operators. Just type "Compare the number of orders, showing the employee name and product" click Graph, and see your crosstab query graphed in 3D.

Bill Gates says he's "betting the company" on natural language processing, starting now (October 97). Expect software sometime next century. ELF Software natural language products work seamlessly with Microsoft Office systems, they're field-tested, and they're available today.