I have started using Lotus Approach to catalogue my collection and it is
very useful.

Ashish,
India
-----Original Message-----
From: John Jacobs <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Monday, January 17, 2000 8:30 PM
Subject: Re: Database programs for storing collection information


>The two best off-the-shelf data base programs are MS Access and Lotus
>Approach (which I use).
>They are both easy to set up and use.  You can put as many fields in as you
>need, and sort from any of those fields.
>They are available individually or as part of their respective suites (MS
>Office, Lotus SmartSuite).
>
>John
>John & Cheryl Jacobs
>Seffner, FL
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: Bobbi Cordy <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2000 4:58 PM
>Subject: Re: Database programs for storing collection information
>
>
>I am using Microsoft Access 97 - There is probably a newer version.
>
>You can set up your own fields.  I have my whole collection of about
>9,000 shells set up in it.
>
>I have the fields of Family, Genus, Species, Author & Date, How Acquired
>(or who from - like trade or self-collected), Data of how/where/when
>collected, Size, and approx value.
>
>This programs comes with Microsoft Office.
>
>Diana Pederson wrote:
>
>> Bobbi:
>>
>> Tell me more about access.  I need a new database program
>> that is Y2K compatible!
>>
>> Hope it is good for other things too?
>>
>> Diana Pederson
>
>--
>Jim and Bobbi Cordy
>of Merritt Island, Florida.
>
>Jim Specializes in Self-Collected
>Caribbean & Florida Shells
>
>Bobbi in Shell Creations
>