OTR Listings in MS Access

Starter of this subject: Gerry Brebner
Last post in this subject: 8/21/2004
Messages in this subject: 2

Gerry Brebner 8/21/2004
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After trying grasp the concept of MS Access for cataloging OTR shows, I have decided I need some training to accomplish this. However, it occurred to me to ask here -- does anyone know the whereabouts on the net of anyone who may have already created an Access database for this purpose?

Lou 8/22/2004
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You might be able to download the database examples (.dbf files) from http://www.old-time.com/otrlogs2/dbaselog.html, and import them to Access.

Alternately, you could use the information on the following page to create your logs in an Excel-type spreadsheet, then import the result to Access.
http://www.old-time.com/otrlogs2/dbasehow.html

(Starting with a spreadsheet is a bit more intuitive / easier than starting with Access)

Once you have imported the data to Access, you can use the existing template or structure to add more material.

Danny Goodwin 8/23/2004
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For what it's worth, I have done some personal OTR database work using Microsoft Works. It is easy to use, and I have had good luck creating