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collection software
In the interests of starting discussions, I thought I'd post about software.
What software do people use to manage their collection and how good is it? I originally built an Access database and that worked well enough and, building it myself meant I could include what I wanted. I enter the common card set as a single item, but individually itemise the various chase cards, promos etc. However, I recently switched to a commercial software package (Collectorz) for my comics because my comics Access database had been through several Access upgrades and no longer worked cleanly, and didn't have all the features that a commercial package gives and I couldn't be bothered writing. Collectorz is actually really flexible with field names and list contents etc. I ended up starting a new database for my cards, statues and other miscellanous items. With some minor reworking, it actually does really well. The biggest problem is that there are lots of extra data items that are really irrelevant for cards and are not removable, but it's still half the size of my old Access database and includes much more info. The othe problem arises from the fact that I have the two collections (ie comics, everything else) and have quite different setups for each. The software recognises the correct field names for each, but defaults to the most recently used display, so I often have to redo the display columns and sort order when I open the other collection. Jen |
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Well, since we're trying to chat more and advert less, I won't go into too
much details, but decided the only way to get a database that suited me was to make my own I have an excel version and an online version. Truley not sure how many people use the online version, but we thought it was handy as I could update it when I found new stuff. Doesn't have pictures though. Shoot, the CD is up to TWO CD's, I can't iamgine the size I'd need for a website fully pictured I just couldnt find anything that suited the specific needs a collector, like me, who specializes so much in one area and with all the oddball stuff out there. Wanna guess how many pages a complete checklist of all Star Trek cards is when printed? Using an arial 10 font Lynne Stewart http://www.jklm.net/ KLM Enterprises, Inc. Home of the Trek Card Geek! *** Ask about the Card Collective Collector's Edition-a Star Trek cards CDROM-images, info, checklists. Now with free promos and wrapper reward card!!! "Jen Badham" wrote in message ... In the interests of starting discussions, I thought I'd post about software. What software do people use to manage their collection and how good is it? I originally built an Access database and that worked well enough and, building it myself meant I could include what I wanted. I enter the common card set as a single item, but individually itemise the various chase cards, promos etc. However, I recently switched to a commercial software package (Collectorz) for my comics because my comics Access database had been through several Access upgrades and no longer worked cleanly, and didn't have all the features that a commercial package gives and I couldn't be bothered writing. Collectorz is actually really flexible with field names and list contents etc. I ended up starting a new database for my cards, statues and other miscellanous items. With some minor reworking, it actually does really well. The biggest problem is that there are lots of extra data items that are really irrelevant for cards and are not removable, but it's still half the size of my old Access database and includes much more info. The othe problem arises from the fact that I have the two collections (ie comics, everything else) and have quite different setups for each. The software recognises the correct field names for each, but defaults to the most recently used display, so I often have to redo the display columns and sort order when I open the other collection. Jen |
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I too built my own access database for my art collection. . . it seems
to work ok, but is cumbersome. Right now I am using excel for my card stuff, but it feels a bit limited to me as well, and for some reason it seems as though occassionally the sorting screws up some of the data in the rows. I have MySQL now on my webserver, and am thinking about writing a PHP based front end to a MySQL database table I'd build for my cards. . . the only thing that bothers me is having that data out on a webserver somewhere. . . I'd have to write something to dump the data to a file so I could back it up somewhere. Jen Badham wrote: In the interests of starting discussions, I thought I'd post about software. What software do people use to manage their collection and how good is it? I originally built an Access database and that worked well enough and, building it myself meant I could include what I wanted. I enter the common card set as a single item, but individually itemise the various chase cards, promos etc. However, I recently switched to a commercial software package (Collectorz) for my comics because my comics Access database had been through several Access upgrades and no longer worked cleanly, and didn't have all the features that a commercial package gives and I couldn't be bothered writing. Collectorz is actually really flexible with field names and list contents etc. I ended up starting a new database for my cards, statues and other miscellanous items. With some minor reworking, it actually does really well. The biggest problem is that there are lots of extra data items that are really irrelevant for cards and are not removable, but it's still half the size of my old Access database and includes much more info. The othe problem arises from the fact that I have the two collections (ie comics, everything else) and have quite different setups for each. The software recognises the correct field names for each, but defaults to the most recently used display, so I often have to redo the display columns and sort order when I open the other collection. Jen |
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Depending on how ytou access the nets (broadband is best), you can actually
set up a schedual to back up the files to your home machine each night. We used to back up the website that way, so I had a clean daily and weekly copy of the sites we host. Not so possible with DIAL UP (arrrgghhh) but if it were's too many files, you could set up a ftp transfer... "Jon Doyle" wrote in message ... I too built my own access database for my art collection. . . it seems to work ok, but is cumbersome. Right now I am using excel for my card stuff, but it feels a bit limited to me as well, and for some reason it seems as though occassionally the sorting screws up some of the data in the rows. I have MySQL now on my webserver, and am thinking about writing a PHP based front end to a MySQL database table I'd build for my cards. . . the only thing that bothers me is having that data out on a webserver somewhere. . . I'd have to write something to dump the data to a file so I could back it up somewhere. Jen Badham wrote: In the interests of starting discussions, I thought I'd post about software. What software do people use to manage their collection and how good is it? I originally built an Access database and that worked well enough and, building it myself meant I could include what I wanted. I enter the common card set as a single item, but individually itemise the various chase cards, promos etc. However, I recently switched to a commercial software package (Collectorz) for my comics because my comics Access database had been through several Access upgrades and no longer worked cleanly, and didn't have all the features that a commercial package gives and I couldn't be bothered writing. Collectorz is actually really flexible with field names and list contents etc. I ended up starting a new database for my cards, statues and other miscellanous items. With some minor reworking, it actually does really well. The biggest problem is that there are lots of extra data items that are really irrelevant for cards and are not removable, but it's still half the size of my old Access database and includes much more info. The othe problem arises from the fact that I have the two collections (ie comics, everything else) and have quite different setups for each. The software recognises the correct field names for each, but defaults to the most recently used display, so I often have to redo the display columns and sort order when I open the other collection. Jen |
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I don't catalogue my entire collection, but I do keep my wants list on my
Handspring Visor PDA - I found a program called 'List' on a PDA shareware site somewhere (sorry, can't remember which one) which is pretty much a free form database utility. At the moment I only have my Promo wants on there, but eventually I'll set up a separate base or my chase wants and probably my spare 'Haves' too! Au Res., Paul -- http://www.efbenson.co.uk/ http://www.paulbines.co.uk http://www.convergent-diversity.co.uk/ Blogs: http://paulbines.blogspot.com http://cardboardworld.blogspot.com/ |
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Lynne - I only do comics related cards (but also phonecards, statues etc)
but that complete checklist of ST cards would be why i enter the common set as a single item, otherwise the whole thing quickly became unmanageable Does Excel mean you have to enter some of the information multiple times because it is not relational, or do you have a system that gets round that problem? Jen "Lynne Stewart" wrote in message ... Well, since we're trying to chat more and advert less, I won't go into too much details, but decided the only way to get a database that suited me was to make my own I have an excel version and an online version. Truley not sure how many people use the online version, but we thought it was handy as I could update it when I found new stuff. Doesn't have pictures though. Shoot, the CD is up to TWO CD's, I can't iamgine the size I'd need for a website fully pictured I just couldnt find anything that suited the specific needs a collector, like me, who specializes so much in one area and with all the oddball stuff out there. Wanna guess how many pages a complete checklist of all Star Trek cards is when printed? Using an arial 10 font Lynne Stewart http://www.jklm.net/ KLM Enterprises, Inc. Home of the Trek Card Geek! *** Ask about the Card Collective Collector's Edition-a Star Trek cards CDROM-images, info, checklists. Now with free promos and wrapper reward card!!! "Jen Badham" wrote in message ... In the interests of starting discussions, I thought I'd post about software. What software do people use to manage their collection and how good is it? I originally built an Access database and that worked well enough and, building it myself meant I could include what I wanted. I enter the common card set as a single item, but individually itemise the various chase cards, promos etc. However, I recently switched to a commercial software package (Collectorz) for my comics because my comics Access database had been through several Access upgrades and no longer worked cleanly, and didn't have all the features that a commercial package gives and I couldn't be bothered writing. Collectorz is actually really flexible with field names and list contents etc. I ended up starting a new database for my cards, statues and other miscellanous items. With some minor reworking, it actually does really well. The biggest problem is that there are lots of extra data items that are really irrelevant for cards and are not removable, but it's still half the size of my old Access database and includes much more info. The othe problem arises from the fact that I have the two collections (ie comics, everything else) and have quite different setups for each. The software recognises the correct field names for each, but defaults to the most recently used display, so I often have to redo the display columns and sort order when I open the other collection. Jen |
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Well, I've considered changing the common sets to one item, at least for the
printed chekclist, which is pretty unmanagable. But, I guess, it's hard to let go of theold ideas where people needed to know each single card And some of my favorite collector's still pack buy As to the last sentance, ya lost me I've entered all the info, so all the user has to do is mark have or leave it blank so for them there's o problem, for me...well, it would be alot more tedious then it is without the wonder Jeff Allender!!!! Lynne "Jen Badham" wrote in message ... Lynne - I only do comics related cards (but also phonecards, statues etc) but that complete checklist of ST cards would be why i enter the common set as a single item, otherwise the whole thing quickly became unmanageable Does Excel mean you have to enter some of the information multiple times because it is not relational, or do you have a system that gets round that problem? Jen "Lynne Stewart" wrote in message ... Well, since we're trying to chat more and advert less, I won't go into too much details, but decided the only way to get a database that suited me was to make my own I have an excel version and an online version. Truley not sure how many people use the online version, but we thought it was handy as I could update it when I found new stuff. Doesn't have pictures though. Shoot, the CD is up to TWO CD's, I can't iamgine the size I'd need for a website fully pictured I just couldnt find anything that suited the specific needs a collector, like me, who specializes so much in one area and with all the oddball stuff out there. Wanna guess how many pages a complete checklist of all Star Trek cards is when printed? Using an arial 10 font Lynne Stewart http://www.jklm.net/ KLM Enterprises, Inc. Home of the Trek Card Geek! *** Ask about the Card Collective Collector's Edition-a Star Trek cards CDROM-images, info, checklists. Now with free promos and wrapper reward card!!! "Jen Badham" wrote in message ... In the interests of starting discussions, I thought I'd post about software. What software do people use to manage their collection and how good is it? I originally built an Access database and that worked well enough and, building it myself meant I could include what I wanted. I enter the common card set as a single item, but individually itemise the various chase cards, promos etc. However, I recently switched to a commercial software package (Collectorz) for my comics because my comics Access database had been through several Access upgrades and no longer worked cleanly, and didn't have all the features that a commercial package gives and I couldn't be bothered writing. Collectorz is actually really flexible with field names and list contents etc. I ended up starting a new database for my cards, statues and other miscellanous items. With some minor reworking, it actually does really well. The biggest problem is that there are lots of extra data items that are really irrelevant for cards and are not removable, but it's still half the size of my old Access database and includes much more info. The othe problem arises from the fact that I have the two collections (ie comics, everything else) and have quite different setups for each. The software recognises the correct field names for each, but defaults to the most recently used display, so I often have to redo the display columns and sort order when I open the other collection. Jen |
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