Relational Databases/Piano Service

[Dennis Benson]

Bill,
    I've been using Approach for 5 years now and enjoy it's flexibility  and
relational capabilities.
    Dennis
-----Original Message-----
From: Bdshull@AOL.COM <Bdshull@AOL.COM>
To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: Tuesday, January 26, 1999 5:39 PM
Subject: Relational Databases/Piano Service


>List:
>
>I have read with interest the posts on database software.  I am about to
>abandon my MSWorks database (originally imported from Lotus Symphony back
in
>the dark ages).    I wish to maintain several types of databases which will
be
>linked, as some have discussed doing on this list.   Examples of this would
>be:   Damppchaser system customers, multipiano accounts such as
universities
>and churches, teachers and their students, rebuild and sales customers,
rental
>inventory - the list could go on and on (and will when my associate and I
>finally create it...).
>
>Reference was made on this list to Approach and Filemaker.     Although my
>wife has Lotus Smartsuite (with Approach) on her computer which I could
use, I
>am interested in whether someone on this list might share their knowledge
>about what relational databases may be the best choices for the full time
>piano tech business.   (I am still using a 66MHz 486 and will have to
purchase
>something in the next few months, I am afraid).
>
>Is there someone with one foot in the software database field who can
provide
>an overview of relational databases which a fullblown piano service
business
>might consider (might want to refer us to articles in magazines too, if
>known).
>
>And those who are happy or unhappy with their relational databases might
also
>post on this subject as well -
>
>Thanks!
>
>Bill Shull, Shull Piano
>University of Redlands, La Sierra University
>Loma Linda, CA