Domonic,
 
Don't give up on getting one of these new, flashy databases, but in the
meantime I could still work up something for you on Access97 and you can
get Access97 with the entire Office97 suite on eBay for less than $15!
In the meantime, I'll be at COA and if he has a decent product that he
is willing to share, I'll be happy to send you a copy.
 
Tom Eichhorst
 
DOMINIC RAWLINGSON PLANT wrote:
>
> Dear Jeff
> I regret that as a new COA member living in England I will not be able to
> make to the COA Convention this year but I am very interested in finding a
> user friendly data base for my collection. Will further information be made
> available on this after June?
> Regards
>            Dominic
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> Dominic Rawlingson Plant
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> > Subject: Seabase Database
> > Date: 28 April 1999 01:51
> >
> > Conch-l,
> >
> > Seabase is a Mollusca cataloging/multimedia database.
> > Originally written in the relational database Microsoft
> > Access 7.0, the project will be ported to Access 2000
> > when released in June '99.  Designed initially for my
> > wife, Lori Schroeder, this project strives to present a
> > visually attractive and efficient interface.  Access 97
> > and 2000 provide hyper link capability to keep the
> > database size smaller and provide increased efficiencies
> > for larger collections. Searches, queries, forms, data
> > slip labels, and reports are included.
> >
> > Data and taxonomy fields are based on information
> > presented in COA articles.  One of the most appealing
> > features is the automatic search and insertion of higher
> > taxonomy data from past entries when adding another
> > genus or species of the same type.  Thus eliminating
> > typing errors of repetitive entries and becoming a
> > significant time saver for extensive collections.  One
> > can select a previous entry from a drop down combo box
> > listing previously entered data or simply start typing
> > and previous entries appear as each letter is typed.
> >
> > Multimedia features include fields for scanned/digital
> > images, sounds, world map showing the highlighted zone,
> > and 3D rotating images of the scanned/photographed
> > shell.
> >
> > Genealogists will appreciate what is termed  "Soundex"
> > search capabilities.  Upon typing in what one thinks is
> > the name of a shell, the database returns a listing of
> > other shells that have similar names.  Searches include
> > searching by any text field including Genus and/or
> > species.
> >
> > See you in Louisville for the COA convention...
> >
> > Jeff Schroeder
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