[pianotech] Database for Piano Business

[J Patrick Draine]

I was messing around with that last night, taking my customer DB which is
still in AppleWorks 6 (I'm a Mac user). Save your data to ASCII, change the
file type to .TSV, and it opens up readily. There's a Bento web page that
walks you through this process if you aren't familiar with this process.Then
the "real work" starts, making sure your field names are set up properly,
editing them if necessary, etc.This part of the task is where I get
headaches, regardless of the "new" software package. Bento is "good" in this
regard, but my brain really isn't made for this stuff.
On this topic -- does anyone have a nice template for parts inventory
(Bento, Filemaker, whatever)? At the moment my goal is to inventory really
basic stuff like screws and don't feel like endlessly typing "#8 flat head 1
inch, #8 flat head 1.25 inch, etc."
Patrick

On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 12:58 PM, David Ilvedson <ilvey at sbcglobal.net>wrote:

> How did you move to Bento? i.e. moving data form another system...
>
> David Ilvedson, RPT
> Pacifica, CA  94044
>
> ----- Original message ----------------------------------------
> From: "Kent Swafford" <kswafford at gmail.com>
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Received: 9/17/2009 3:23:31 AM
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Database for Piano Business
>
>
> >I use Bento. I am thoroughly pleased with it.
>
> >There is an Bento version for iPhone/iPod Touch that syncs with the
> >full version.
>
>
> >Kent Swafford
>
>
> >On Sep 16, 2009, at 9:36 PM, David Doremus wrote:
>
> >> Just looking back over an old, old thread. I have used Filemaker
> >> happily for many years but it is way more powerful than I really
> >> need. Now I need to start thinking about upgrade or choosing another
> >> program, my version is old and not that happy with Mac OS 10.6. Has
> >> anyone tried their Bento personal database? It's way cheap and seems
> >> to sync well with others.
> >>
> >> --Dave
> >>  New Orleans
>
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