On 19 Aug 2008 at 21:18, Margaret whitby wrote: > I would strongly support FileMaker Pro, it does a wonderful job and I > use it for all our orchestra info. > Re the borrowing information---it might be better to have a separate > file for that as the number of fields required in one file would > perhaps be rather cumbersome. Also the information could be 'zapped' > when the music is returned but the fields remain for the next work to > be borrowed.
Sounds like a very bad structure if you're about too many fields. Certainly making a column for each instrument is a completely wrong structure that's going to lead to terrible problems in the long run. > One caveat-- most people have PCs and so can't use the file as is but > since v.8 FMPro can be exported as an Excel file, Margaret FileMaker Pro is cross-platform, though I'm not sure what the issues are with transferring the FM file from Mac to PC and back again. In any event, if you're transferring the file, then you can have problems with people making updates in two copies, and then you have a completely different set of problems. If that's going to be the case, then it's likely better to think in terms of making it available on the web. -- 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
