Asking JScones a question

[Venatore]

JScones,

I've had a look at your profile and noticed you are a Project Manager and Software Engineer w/ 20 yr SD exp.

My question to you is this;

Would it be difficult to produce a database with compartments to basally have your own log book that you can write, add pictures etc ?

If so would you know a good site on how to make a data base, or is this something that is not to be taken lightly.

[JScones]

JScones,

I've had a look at your profile and noticed you are a Project Manager and Software Engineer w/ 20 yr SD exp.

My question to you is this;

Would it be difficult to produce a database with compartments to basally have your own log book that you can write, add pictures etc ?

If so would you know a good site on how to make a data base, or is this something that is not to be taken lightly.
Do you have MS Office? If so it comes with a database (Access) which would suit your purposes.

A free alternative, and very popular at that, is openoffice (http://www.openoffice.org). It's a full Office suite and includes a database called "Base (http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Base)".

I'm not quite sure what you mean by "compartments", but to me it sounds like a single dimensional table would be more than adequate for your needs. To get an idea of what's entailed, here's a PDF "Getting Started With Base (http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/oooauthors2/0110GS-GettingStartedWithBase.pdf)". You can also check out the User Documentation links listed from within the Base link above.

You can use the built-in interfacing tools to create a front-end for your database (ie the input screen), but if you want s snazzy looking book style interface, then you really need to develop the front end externally, through a programming language of your choice, and hook it up to your raw database.

Any further q's let me know...

[Venatore]

Nope thats it, thanks for your quick reply. Its got me going in a direction now, before I was going around in a circle.

cheers. :up: