Hi Alan, PTBiz does not require MS Access to run, it is independant. But if you're willing to send a copy of your database, those of us with access would be grateful. If anyone else is willing to do the same, please do, I am thinking of going down the filemaker route myself, but I want to make sure I make the right choice before I take the plunge as I will have a lot of typing to do and the thought of having to retype it all again in the future because the progam won't export info does not appeal to me. That's partly why I'm reluctant to go with PTBiz, the import export limitations. So the more databases I look at, the more informed my choice will be. Thankyou All -----Original Message----- From: "Alan Forsyth" <forsyth93 at btinternet.com> Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:55:01 To: <pianotech at ptg.org> Subject: Re: [pianotech] PTBiz users Before this topic bites the dust, I would like to ask if PTBiz requires the installation of MS Access on their computer in order for it to work, or is it a stand alone program? Way back in the days of Windows 3.1 I programmed my own customer database using Access 2 and since upgraded to Access 7. At the moment I cannot seem to find a way to export my database as a stand alone application with Access 7 and I could have sworn this could be done with Access 2. If I want to send a copy of my database to someone, they would require MS Access 7. Does anyone know? AF Snapshot of my database; probably very old fashioned, but it works and is extremely reliable. ----- Original Message ----- From: Allan To: pianotech at ptg.org Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 3:58 AM Subject: Re: [pianotech] PTBiz users Thank you Greg and Mike, I do want such an application for myself. I absolutely want an open format for the data (import and export, connections to other programs). I am exploring the options. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20090622/f57753be/attachment-0001.htm> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 43122 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20090622/f57753be/attachment-0002.jpeg> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 52270 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20090622/f57753be/attachment-0003.jpeg>
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