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Skriven 2005-03-17 10:16:00 av Chris (1:379/45)
   Kommentar till text 3168 av Glenn Meadows (1:379/45)
Ärende: Re: Programmers help needed.
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From: Chris <nospam@noemail>

More questions....

1) How much data are you talking about here overall?  If it is not THAT huge,
then Access might be the simplest choice.  With Access, as you know, you can
export data in xls, csv, xml and other formats.

2) How many people need to access this data at one time and how often is this
data accessed?  If you have many people who need access to the db at once, then
a centralized db server might be a better choice, especially if there is a lot
of data.  Another consideration for centralized db servers is what centralized
db server software you have now and the experience level of the admins who will
manage that db wrt the db software and SQL/Report programming.

3a) How often does this data need to be exported? 3b) How does the client need
this data delivered to the other companies (email, ftp download, http download,
other means of delivery, snail mail
<ugh>)?
3c) Can this process be automated?

4a) Are the companies willing to accept the data in xml format versus other
formats (xls, csv, txt, et al.)?

4b) As Adam asked, are the companies able to fish out duplicates and other data
errors and still import your data successfully and in the manner you expect?

5) How long do you have to develop this database?  (In other words, what's the
project's timeline?)

6) What kind of user interface is needed for initial data entry and ongoing
data entry, db management functions?

Ok, I'm out of questions, but, at first glance, I would consider Access.
  I understand Access better than the other software out there.  It's
also more user-friendly for many people than something like SQL Server or
mySQL.  I have no experience with FileMaker.

Btw, is the comcast email address in your header a valid one that you check? 
If not, email me.  My domain is k7sle.com and the email address is chris@.

Thanks,

/Chris


Glenn Meadows wrote:
> Answers to questions:
>
> 1).  I'm double checking, but I think that 1 file per CD is required.  At
> one point, Napster said just add to the bottom of the xl spread sheet.  I
> think all would LIKE and XML form, but some accept an XL spreadsheet,
> grudgingly.
>
> 2).  Oh, anything.  We've got FileMaker Pro here, and there is the
> ubiquitous Access.  Again, this is a TOOL we use to generate this data one
> time, since once the product is on a service, it's unlikely we'll need to
> generate that info for that service again.  It might be necessary if other
> services come online (a likely scenario), so the ability to locally craft
> the style of output needed for a new service would be a requirement.  So,
> essentially, we're looking at a source database, and a report generator that
> allows us to pick the data needed, and the order it's to be placed, and the
> format of the output of that report.
>

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