Thank you Guy, I'll take your advice. Best regards,
Dominique Quoting Guy Harley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I would suggest that the database for the church is easier but I would do > away with the table for weeks and, instead, include the date and amount in > the one table. This covers the situation where someone makes a donation > mid-week, makes it easier to group donations by period (e.g. by month, year > etc) and search across a time period. You'll also probably find a sample of > something similar on the net. > > Guy Harley > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Dominique Clawson > Sent: Friday, 17 February 2006 6:21 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ms_access] Building a new database > > Hello, > I am very new at Access. I am looking for ways to > learn it. > I potentially have 2 projects. The first one is to > build a database about Feng Shui. The purpose would be > to enter a question such as: what is associated with > the living room, or what is associated with the > northern direction? So I would have a table for places > (kitchen, garden, bedroom, etc), tables for colors, > directions (N-S-E-W); and where do I put what is > associated with those things; for example, put a pair > of doves in the SW corner of a bedroom for a woman to > attract love, etc.? > > The second project is build a database for the > church's weekly collection, by donor and amount, so > that at the end of the year, I have every donor with > his/her totals. (I know I would do this in Excel very > easily, but I am determined to learn Access). So I > would need a table for donors, and a table for > weeks(?), and one for amounts? > > Which project is easiest for a newbie, and can you > please give me some pointers. > > Thank you so much. > > Dominique > (Clueless and needing a push in the right direction in > Colorado) Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ms_access/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
