BL> That's on my list of things to learn. I've successfully avoided
 BL> spreadsheets and databases for a long time, but I can feel
 BL> them, closing in on me...

 FM> Do you mean using them, or writing a program to do that? A
 FM> spreadsheet is a piece of piss to use, you don't need no book
 FM> or nuffin - just do it. Corse to use *well*, well that's a
 FM> different question.

  Both. I learned Lotus 1-2-3 (poorly) at one stage, to see what I
could use it for, but I never did find much value in it.

 FM> A database program can be easy or hard to use, depending on its
 FM> human interface. I like Paradox which is very intuitive. Rod
 FM> does too. Since you're into VB, you should probably look at MS
 FM> Access.

  Yes... but M$ worries me. If it was so good, why did they buy the
other one?

Regards,
Bob
 
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