Hi John,
So, are you saying you keep a separate program for images or are WIN 7 Explorer and Filemaker linked somehow?
David Kirsh
Durham, NC
"...This may be premature but if I'm wrong, You can say it's the first time I was happy t' be confused, Singing the Smithsonian Institute blues, All you new dinosaurs, Now it's up t' you t' choose, 'fore your feet hit the tar, you better kick off them old shoes, Now you see it 'n it's up t' you t' choose, It sure looks funny for a new dinosaur, T'be in an old dinosaur's shoes..." --Captain Beefheart, 1970
-----Original Message-----
>From: John Wolff <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Sep 9, 2014 8:06 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] Olividae sorting method
>
>Years ago I lost all the image links on Access
>2000. Poof, gone. I decided then to keep images
>in a separate file or database without linking. I
>switched to Filemaker but for images, I just use
>WIN 7 Explorer's "extra large icons" and label
>the files with the species name preceded
>sometimes with a two-letter code to denote
>subfamily or genus. WIN is slow when sorting a large folder, but bearable.
>
>John
>Lancaster, PA
>
> and At 03:26 AM 9/09/14, you wrote:
>>I would think that Microsoft Access would be the
>>logical choice. Most people who use Microsoft
>>Office will have Access in the bundle. Excel
>>file can be directly imported into Access. And
>>Access is not as intimidating as people make it
>>out to be. There are also numerous web sites
>>that can help with Access set-ups and issues.
>>
>>Kevin Kutolowski
>>Locust, NC
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>> >From: [log in to unmask]
>> >Sent: Sep 8, 2014 10:54 PM
>> >To: [log in to unmask]
>> >Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] Olividae sorting method
>> >
>> >That's a good idea to incorporate a field for
>> province in a FilemakerPro database, Jim.
>> >
>> >I've used a field for inserting an image of
>> the shell but that has the drawback of delaying
>> the process of scrolling through by at least
>> several seconds. That's led me to delete many of the images.
>> >
>> >David Kirsh
>> >Durham, NC
>> >
>> >
>> >"...This may be premature but if I'm wrong,
>> You can say it's the first time I was happy t'
>> be confused, Singing the Smithsonian Institute
>> blues, All you new dinosaurs, Now it's up t'
>> you t' choose, 'fore your feet hit the tar, you
>> better kick off them old shoes, Now you see it
>> 'n it's up t' you t' choose, It sure looks
>> funny for a new dinosaur, T'be in an old
>> dinosaur's shoes..." --Captain Beefheart, 1970
>> >
>> >
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >>From: Jim Brunner <[log in to unmask]>
>> >>Sent: Sep 8, 2014 10:06 PM
>> >>To: [log in to unmask]
>> >>Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] Olividae sorting method
>> >>
>> >>Iâm picking up late on this thread. I also
>> use FilemakerPro. You might solve your problem
>> merely by adding some additional fields to your
>> data base layout. In additional to the normal
>> ones I include province (region), locality
>> (country name if small, section of the country
>> if large, in US I go by state), subspecies,
>> synonyms, and common names among others. A bit
>> of a hassle putting it all in but when itâs
>> there sorting by any factor becomes quite simple.
>> >>
>> >>Jim Brunner
>> >>On Sep 8, 2014, at 11:43 AM, Marcus Coltro
>> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Geographical then alphabetical would be a
>> good way to see if you have repeats with different names from the same area.
>> >>>
>> >>> If you put in alphabetical only then you
>> won't be able to compare shells from that location.
>> >>>
>> >>> You can use a check list based on books or
>> from internet to see which ones you are missing.
>> >>>
>> >>> I 've made a list with all Olividae we ever
>> had for sale - of course there must be some
>> errors and synonyms (I have records from the
>> 80's here), lots of missing species too, but is something to start with.
>> >>>
>> >>> http://www.wonderphotos.com/shellphotos/olividae.xls
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Marcus
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> -----Original Message-----
>> >>> From: Conchologists List
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Scot Lewis
>> >>> Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2014 12:57 AM
>> >>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> >>> Subject: [CONCH-L] Olividae sorting method
>> >>>
>> >>> So now that I am now approaching 2000
>> specimen of Olividae, I am thinking of
>> re-organizing. How do you think is the best
>> way...Geographical, Sub-genus, or?? I have a
>> big task ahead and wanted to get the input of
>> all the fine minds and experienced
>> professionals that are here on this fine forum.
>> I am roughly Geographical now, but I find it
>> difficult to see what I have or have not,
>> meaning, there are several rare species (forms)
>> I don't have, but it is difficult to sort it
>> all out. I use Filemaker for cataloging my
>> collection, and certainly can search for a
>> species (form), but I would like to find an
>> easier way to know what I am missing without
>> just perusing the literature and going "Oh, I
>> don't have that one." All input welcome. By the
>> way, I am just a private collector doing this
>> on my own time. Sadly, no staff to help!
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