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Train Collection Database
Posted by bomber on Wednesday, October 30, 2013 1:01 PM

What database do you use to manage your collection? 

I am currently using Train Minder.  Train Minder is a pretty comprehensive database with one major short coming - their 'reports' are listed as' views', and when you try to print the 'view' it comes out in an elaborate tform rhat wastes space and looks like hell.  You can not format the way it prints.

Train Minder used to go to York and have a table there.  They haven't been toYyork in over 2-1/2 years.  Evidently, they do not want to support their customers.

 

Any thoughts?

bruce

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Posted by Bob Keller on Wednesday, October 30, 2013 2:46 PM

Good old Microsoft Excel for me. Mac version, of course.

Bob Keller

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Posted by 8ntruck on Thursday, October 31, 2013 12:25 AM

I am also using Excel.  Simple, searchable, able to sort the data.

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Posted by BigAl 956 on Thursday, October 31, 2013 10:47 AM

MI trains has a free on-line database tool. Unfortunately you cannot customize the reports.

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Posted by lionelsoni on Thursday, October 31, 2013 10:59 AM

I use a .txt file and the DOS editor.  If I need to extract any information from the file, I write a QBasic program to do it.

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Posted by Phoebe Vet on Thursday, October 31, 2013 12:23 PM

I built my own in Microsoft Access.

Dave

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Posted by Govholland on Thursday, October 31, 2013 9:04 PM

Hi Bruce,

I just started using Easy Model Railroad Inventory.  It's free and comprehensive.  Here is the site: http://easy-model-railroad-inventory.rclsoftware.com/

Gov

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Posted by AF53 on Thursday, October 31, 2013 10:46 PM

Microsoft Access or Excel works for me.

Ray

Bayville, NJ

 

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