Hi, Bob.

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

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

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

I'm surprised. I use a spreadsheet (not Lotus, Quattro - sometimes
Excel) for absolutely everything with numbers that might get calculated.
Especially if they're going to change - 1 number & the whole lot gets
redone. Or lists/tables of things - so easy just to sort the stuff
(although Word's table handling is pretty good). I actually did the
netlist for the computer I designed on a spreadsheet. Not the best tool,
but it was there.

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

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

You've lost me - who bought what? Borland, who have Paradox, bought
dBase - IMHO to soak up the competition.

Regards, FIM.

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