Terry, For instance, in a recipe database, one could look up all the recipes for salads, all the recipes that contain flour, or all the recipes that are cooked on the grill. All this could be organized in a database. Then, instead of looking through file after file after file for just that certain dish, one could just look up one of the main ingredients or the cooking method, and then one would only have to look through a few recipes to find it.
Yes, databases are designed for related fields, and recipes absolutely fall into this category. People keep all manner of things organized in databases, not only contact and personal information such as that you mentioned, but books, music, banking information, household cleaning supplies, and much, much more. I know one guy who has enormous collections of erector set parts and legos, and he keeps a database of these in order to keep everything organized and to know how many of each part he has. I know other people who have collections of rocks, coins, wine, and other valuable items, and they keep track of their collections in databases. I have started a database of text adventure games, but I have been overwhelmed by the huge number of games I have downloaded, (well over one thousand), so I haven't gotten very far with it. So there you have it, some examples of just how useful databases can be, and how every individual's methods can be different and still perfectly correct. HTH Sarah ----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E] Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 9:42 AM To: Braillenote List Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Recipes Hi Rhonda; Why would anyone want a data base for recipes? To me, it would be a lot easier to put a recipe in a file and have a folder for related recipes. A data base is for records where each record has related fields like name, birthday, phone.... It sounds like your making more trouble than it is worth. Terry Powers -----Original Message----- From: Rhonda Clark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 11:19 AM To: Braillenote List Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Recipes Hi Sharonda: When you are at the Main Menu, press D for Keybase. You will be asked which folder. Go to your "drive list" so that you can create it where ever you want. You can even create them on a CF card. Once you get to the "file name" write it in, and press Enter. You will be told that it doesn't exist, and be asked if you want to create a new one. Press Y for yes. You are going to see "field name one"? You can write in the type of your recipe, and press Enter. You can call it something like "desserts". You will be told that it is a string document. Since that is what you will be using on all of these, you can just press Enter. I would make a lot of field names called ingredients, because even if you don't use all of them, it won't make any difference. After you name a field ingredients, just press Enter. You see the "string" option again, so just press Enter. After you've made as many of those fields you think you need, make your last fields be instructions. You'll need to make a few lines of those, because I believe you are only allowed 255 characters. After you have entered all that information, press E Chord, (Escape). You will see "sort order name?" I would use my title like "dessert as my sort order name. Then, you will be asked if you want to create a database by that name, which will be your dot CDB file. You will want to say "yes". You can go to main menu, and start using it. When you go back in to write a recipe, from Main Menu, press D. It will be like anything else in Keylist. You will see the Entry Name. You would press Enter. Make sure your first item represents "dessert," or what ever type it is. Hope I didn't mess those up. I do so much better with walk-throughs, <grin>. > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Sharonda Greenlaw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >Date sent: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 07:50:34 -0700 >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Recipes >Rhonda, >That's what I was saying. Indeed, very disappointing. First, how can I >put separate ingredients on separate lines? Secondly, what fields >would you put in a new database? Thanks, Rhonda. >Sharonda >On 10/9/06, Rhonda Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Well, folks, if it is a short recipe, you can do as I said in the >> beginning. However, if it is a ofg one, there is not enough >> room. If you are going to do this, you will almost have to >> create your own database. It worked for my first three recipes, >> but the fourth one had too many characters. 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