Many thanks for the talking points! And as for #3-- Because if they really are that stupid you won't still be working there to help them out, having fled to a better, more sane workplace? ;^)
That one struck a chord! Actually, I AM looking for a better, more sane workplace, if anyone knows of one that's looking. --Constance on behalf of; Matthew Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can access / modify the DB one record at a time vs. all or nothing with a spreadsheet. You can create much more useful / easy queries with the DB than with a spreadsheet. Because if they really are that stupid you won't still be working there to help them out, having fled to a better, more sane workplace? ;^) Hope this helps, and that reason three is an option for you. On Feb 6, 2008, at 3:13 PM, Constance Warner wrote: > And does anyone else have any talking points on why it's a bad idea to > replace a perfectly reliable, crash-proof database with an Excel > spreadsheet? ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************ ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
