[CAUT] Filemaker templates

[David Doremus]

Hey there, if you are sending out Filemaker templates I'd love to see a 
copy. I have been using it for a few years for my business, and like it, 
but have not got anything organized for Tulane other than a simple 
excell list, and I really need to get things computerized this fall.

--Dave
New Orleans




Jim Busby wrote:
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> I will send you a free template of the Filemaker program we use here 
> at BYU if you want it. A student wiz made it and it fills all our needs.
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> *From:* caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] *On Behalf 
> Of *Douglas Wood
> *Sent:* Thursday, September 06, 2007 4:20 PM
> *To:* College and University Technicians
> *Subject:* Re: [CAUT] Piano database]
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> I have found Filemaker to be quite reasonable to work with, as long as 
> I keep my needs relatively simple. Just mimicking examples in the 
> manual has gotten me as far as I need. Some sort of automated 
> scheduling would be a bit more work, probably, but likely quite 
> doable. But you'd have to be very clear on the process (clear to the 
> exceedingly stupid and blindingly fast computer!). I usually try to 
> focus on what questions I really need answered, and set up the 
> databases; their relationships; and the views, sorts and filters to 
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> I've never used Access, so I don't know whether it would be more 
> difficult or not. Same for Time & Chaos. But it is true that any way 
> you do it will take hours, perhaps days to get fully up and running 
> from scratch. Of course, data entry is usually a bigger project than 
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> On Sep 6, 2007, at 8:03 AM, Jeff Tanner wrote:
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> On Sep 5, 2007, at 6:01 PM, Douglas Wood wrote:
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> My oldest brother thinks I should get a "real database", meaning 
> Microsoft Access (sp?). 
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> We tried setting up Access database for my home business, but it was 
> far too complicated and confusing.  Time & Chaos works well enough for 
> much less dough.
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> Jeff
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> Jeff Tanner, RPT
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> University of South Carolina
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