I'm curious what it can't do that Outlook can do and would pertain to our business? I definitely was going to use Outlook at one time...just too much stuff I'd never use...I'd like to hear how you use it. David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Al Guecia/AlliedPianoCraft" <AlliedPianoCraft at hotmail.com> To: <pianotech at ptg.org> Received: 3/4/2009 2:14:49 PM Subject: Re: [pianotech] Database for Piano Business >I downloaded a trial version of T&C and worked with it a while. It really >can't do what my MS Outlook can do and it if can, it's beyond my expertise >to get it to do what I want. I'm sticking with my Outlook. >Al >-------------------------------------------------- >From: "Mike Spalding" <mike.spalding1 at verizon.net> >Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 2:31 PM >To: <pianotech at ptg.org> >Subject: Re: [pianotech] Database for Piano Business >> PTBiz will export customer data only, via the "Mailmerge" function. If >> you try to open your PTBiz data with Microsoft Access, you will see a list >> of about 20 files, but the only one you can open is Mailmerge. Apparently >> the developer did something to make the others inaccessible. If some >> database wiz out there could figure out how to unlock all of the files, we >> could use Access to address the features we want, or to export all of the >> data to some other software. >> >> John Formsma wrote: >>> On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 10:22 AM, Ron Nossaman <rnossaman at cox.net >>> <mailto:rnossaman at cox.net>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> I have a couple of questions. Can PTBiz export a comma delimited >>> file of your database? >>> >>> >>> >>> PTBiz will export a great deal of the data, but not all. It's been a >>> while, but I think it will export everything but the piano data, >>> invoicing, and the accounting. In other words, it exports customer >>> information but not piano information. So, you're not totally out of >>> luck -- just have to reenter piano data. >>> >>> -- >>> JF >> >>
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