Asking JScones a question
 

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. It's a full Office suite and includes a database called "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". 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...

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: