Carlos Nazario wrote: > Hello out there... > > I am working with a puppetry troupe that is evolving into a puppetry > arts organization and as such need a good program to handle our > database needs. They were considering Excel, but I questioned this > thinking that a dedicated d-base program would be far better and > easier to use. > > Any users of Excel or other programs care to share their opinion? > > By the way the puppet group is non-profit so cost could figure into > the equation. > > > > Carlos > > > P.S. What about an older version of FileMaker? > Hi Carlos
There's several ways to design a database, and everyone has their favorite. The most common way is with a database program. If you have an older version of FileMaker and it's only for your use, then use it. If it's going to be shared with others, you may run into compatibility issues. I personally prefer a spreadsheet for this purpose. If you have Excel and know how to use it, then go ahead. If you don't have either program but have AppleWorks, I would suggest you try that first. You can build your database either way. Database or spreadsheet. If you need an idea of how it would work as a spreadsheet, I have one on my web site that I made with AppleWorks. It's called "Information" and it's in the Personal section if you want to read about it first. Or you can download it from here. ftp://members.aol.com/easyapps/psslib/db.sit Offhand I would say, go with the program you're familiar with. If you don't have it, then go with the cheapest. It won't have that many bells and whistles which, in many cases, only causes confusion. Good luck -- Tony LaFemina When you want to do more than just buy software http://hometown.aol.com/visitmacland/index.html mailto:remacs at optonline.net | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be August 26. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>.
