On 19 Aug 2008 at 17:14, Eric Dannewitz wrote: > Geeze, go back and read the ORIGINAL POST > "My orchestra needs to create a database for its small, but growing music > library. Can someone give me some hints on how to do this, preferable on a > Mac? I want something which is easy to maintain and where I can see how many > string parts we have, perhaps also who borrows which part, etc." > > Easy to maintain, how many string parts, and perhaps a borrows list.
How do you accomplish the latter in a flat file? > And then we go off topic and get into the merits of a relational database. > WTF. It is total overkill. It is like suggesting the original poster needs > to get a Ferrari to commute to work......... You are simply wrong, Eric. And it's certainly Johannes who's going to decide whether or not a relational db is more appropriate to his needs or not. Trying to squelch discussion of the range of options makes no sense to me at all, except as evidence of a personality defect. -- David W. Fenton http://dfenton.com David Fenton Associates http://dfenton.com/DFA/ _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
