On 3/7/05 12:02, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> as much as i hate to say it as a programmer - but if you are talking > about a few hundred you may as well use a spreadsheet.. > On 3 Jul 2005, at 11:58, Richard McKay wrote: My knowledge of spreadsheets is very limited but I thought that one significant feature that would be missing by doing this instead of using a database (relational not flat) is the lack of ability to filter multiple parameters (sort by name, postcode, product, year in a single sweep)... Can that be done (without the pain of single sorts and narrowing thereafter? Another reason that I personally thought one wouldn't want to go spreadsheet route is that in the future (and lets face it if there is no growth then...) a database would / could expand with one if it is set up properly...I shudder to think about trying to export/import anything that a business solely relies upon... There must be a programmer on this list that has done something like this in MySQL (even without a GUI) that wouldn't cost the world? Having said that I don't make my money programming and have no *real* conception of what amount of energy goes into such a commercial project from start to end... Richard -- -- Mac UK is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac UK list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-uk.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-uk%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
