I wonder how the old time greats handled the problem in the early 1900's lol.
From: "Mike Bliss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: [VFB] Materials database - wish list
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 16:33:18 -1000
If I were designing this I would do it in priorities. I am not sure that
these are the right ones but they simply come to mind now.
A. Simply an inventory. What do I have? Description by name, color, size,
quality, quantity,
B. Inventory by groupings i.e. Dubbing, Feathers, Hair, etc.
C. Inventory by sub-groupings i.e. antron dubbing, saltwater feathers, etc
D. Relationships or substitutes i.e. material A can be sub'd for material B.
E. Material used for what flies and the other too, flies use what materials.
F. Other data that might be helpful: purchase date, purchased from, purchase
price (this would be helpful in arriving at a valuation of the inventory
especially for people like DonO and Joyce who tie professionally but also
for the rest of us for insurance and even tax purposes),
H. Description of a material i.e. What is it? What is it made of? What are
the good and bad points?
Second data base that will be cross referenced to the first:
A. Basic Patterns -Name
B. Groupings by specie, sub-specie, stage of life, etc. of what it is
imitating
B. Materials used to create it
D. Alternate patterns
E. Recipe and instructions
F. Place to insert Digital photos (maybe two: yours and the ideal)
(boy this is getting fun)
That is all that is coming off the top of my head. It might be fun if
everyone on the list were to contibute to the database as far as patterns,
maybe 10 each. That would get it populated quickly. I would think the
basic patterns would be the first to go on and then those that are the
favorites of the list members.
I had better stop.
Mike
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From: "Doyle T. Sowerby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 7:12 AM
Subject: Re: [VFB] Materials database - wish list
> Hi Ross,
> This idea sounds very interesting.
> 1. the listing of fly's must be cross referenced to the required
> materials necessary for tying---probably in batches of twelve fly's
> 2. a click on the type of fly should automatically produce a materials
> order that could be printed or emailed to any number of suppliers to get
> best prices and availability.
> 3.finally, the list should also provide the instructions for
> tying --when ever possible---on a separate page.
>
> I am always going to the fly shop and buying things I do not need and a
real
> nice shopping list would be great................Doyle T. Sowerby,P.O. Box
> 193, York, Maine 03909
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ross Rixon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 7:55 AM
> Subject: RE: [VFB] Materials database - wish list
>
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> > This is a project i have been talking about with a friend of mine who is
> > an excellent programmer.
> >
> > He is keen to proceed with a materials/fly database and it seems clear
> > from the response this topic is generating that I am not the only one
> > looking for an alternative.
> >
> > How about a wish list of everything the list would like to find in the
> > ideal program? There may then be the need for a few volunteers to help
> > develop the project.
> >
> > Ideas please.
> >
> > Ross
> >
>
>
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