Voravit Tanglitanon creator Malhotra, Vishv Mohan Chairperson Kanchit MaJaivongs Examination Committee Nanda, Navnit Kumar Examination Committee Thailand (King ' s) Scholarship Donor text series technical report th Bangkok Asian Institute of Technology 1988 continuing eng 66 p. This research proposes a functional shell which follows the framework of Backus' FP sys t ern . An FP sys t ern is founded o n the use of a fixed set of combining forms call e d functional forms a nd a set of definition of function to building n ew function from the existing ones. They u se no variables or substitution rule as in some functional languages. All the functions in a n FP system are only one type , that is they 1nap objects into objects, and always take a single argument. The proposed functional shell is an attempt to make use of the FP system in the application based mainly on relational databases. A set of new functions and functional forms are introduced to increase the expressive power. Some examples are given to express its u sag e. A partial implementation is made to ascertain the feasibility of the proposed shell . A research study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology Research Studies Project Report (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1988 UNIX (Computer operating system) Asian Institute of Technology. Research studies project report ; http://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B18808 http://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B18808 241198 20260818090213.0