Jer, I, too, would love to try your DB. I¹ve got something I designed in FileMaker Pro 6, but it has many shortcomings and I no doubt could learn from seeing your reports, financial screens, etc. Designing a DB in these applications does take time and some working knowledge of the program. Thank you, Paul Milesi RPT Washington DC (202) 246-3136 Cell/Text paul at pmpiano.com http://www.pmpiano.com From: "Richard W. Bushey" <rbushey4 at embarqmail.com> Reply-To: <pianotech at ptg.org> Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:12:57 -0500 To: <pianotech at ptg.org> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Computer Software Jer, I've been using MS Access for my database, but am not happy with the reports and difficulty of setting it up. It's working OK for me, but I'd like to also try your template for Filemaker. I am downloading the Filemaker Pro free trial now. Thanks! Richard W. Bushey Richard's Piano Service www.RichardsPianoService.com <http://www.RichardsPianoService.com> Rbushey at RichardsPianoService.com 573-765-9903 > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Gerald Groot <mailto:tunerboy3 at comcast.net> > > To: pianotech at ptg.org > > Sent: Friday, September 23, 2011 7:01 AM > > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Computer Software > > > > > > You¹re welcome and you¹re right, I couldn¹t resist putting it out last night > yet. J I have no clue how to upload what you see in my other emails to the > new format online and so, I haven¹t tried.Š. Hopefully, the people over there > will sneak over here to see itŠ. Basically, I downsized it a tad to fit most > of it on the screen and then printed a screen shot of it and pasted it in the > email. > > > > If anyone wishes to download the free trial version and let me know, I¹d be > glad to send any of you via private email what I have set up. Your version > 11.0 whatever it is, would update my version 7.0 automatically before it > would be able to open ³it². It would arrive to you all as a ³clone² meaning, > empty of files but for the one I send to you. I can make one record for you > so that you can play with it. Of course, you would have to change my name, > etc., to match yours. The rest of what I have in there, will remain fully > functional. I would be willing to do this for anyone for ³FREE²Š. What you > might not care for in it, my set up may not be for everyone, you would have to > learn how to change or, you would simply just not use it. I haven¹t used the > Dampp Chaser part of it in a while now, registering installations online now > instead but, that was a very cool featureŠ I absolutely love it! > > > > If you send me how you would like it to read, provided, of course, that I > don¹t receive 50 different requests, that would take me forever, I can change > it for youŠ. If I receive to many requests, which is fine, I¹ll let you figure > out how to change it yourself, it¹s pretty easy thoughŠ. > > > > I use a few short cuts such as, control f for ³find.² Means, locate > customers. Churches, schools, etc., I place in the last name file. First > Church of the whatever all goes right in there. If I want to look up first > Church and type in first, everything with the words first come in. If it is > first Presbyterian Church, I would type in Control f, fir presb and the whole > record will would pop up. Or, anything with Presby in it. I have one client, > Porter Hills Presbyterian Village. I type in control f and then in the last > name field, port and it pops up lickity split. > > > > Type in the help sections ³shortcuts.² Lots of info will pop up. > > > > Control n = new client. You will have to type that in each time you want a > new client. FM is FAST as lightening too. As fast as I hit the enter button, > the one on the FAR right side of my keyboard, not the regular one we use to > change sentences, the client pops up. Like I said, I¹ve never lost any > information whatsoever but, I also have it set up to back itself up twice a > week as I do with my scheduling program, MS Outlook. I love it!!! > > > > Jer > > > > > > > From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf > Of Tony Caught > Sent: Friday, September 23, 2011 1:45 AM > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Computer Software > > > > Thanks Jer, > > > > Looks like it didn¹t wait for the weekend. > > > > I like it. Now to learn how to set it up. > > > > Once again, > > Thank You > > > > Tony > > > > > > Tony Caught > > acaught at internode.on.net > > 0427 850 737 > > > > > From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf > Of Gerald Groot > Sent: Friday, 23 September 2011 10:49 AM > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Computer Software > > > > Sure, I will work on that tomorrow or over the weekend when I have a bit more > time to see if I can upload a copy of what my database looks like so you all > can actually read it without having to acquire FileMakerPro. FileMaker is > available in as a free trial version too. > > > > Jer > > > > > > > From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf > Of Tony Caught > Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 8:39 PM > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Computer Software > > > > Hi Jer, > > > > I have been running my business database on an old program called Microsoft > Works 4.5 for Windows 95 and have recently purchased Filemaker Pro Advance > version 10. Is it possible that you could show me you layout and how you use > your data base ? > > > > A few years ago someone put on a program on Microsoft access which was good, > still have a copy of it but I think that the Filemaker program could be > better. > > > > Thanks > > > > Tony > > > > > > Tony Caught > > acaught at internode.on.net > > 0427 850 737 > > > > > > > From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf > Of Gerald Groot > Sent: Friday, 23 September 2011 9:18 AM > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Computer Software > > > > I understand your frustration Greg. We could have that with any company > though. From my understanding, FileMakerPro has been in business since around > 1990 or so. That¹s 21 years +. My current version is 7.0. The most recent > version is 11.0, I think. Mine has never crashed, never given me even one > problem whatsoever and at this point, I really see no reason to pay $300 or > more to update unless someone out there wants to gift me with itŠ J I¹ve had > mine since 2004 with not even one teeny problem. J > > > > In case you¹re interested, here¹s something I happened across just now. > http://www.filemaker.com/fba/devcon-awards-2011.html > > Jer > > > > > > > From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf > Of Greg Newell > Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 7:31 PM > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Computer Software > > > > FWIW, Jer, I really liked the database that you showed me in FileMakerPro but > was faced with the same dilemma that I had with PTBiz some time back. All of > the sudden the programmer decided that he wasn¹t interested in supporting his > own effort any longer. Before that he had specifically asked users for input > on what we thought that the program should include and the reply I receive > back from a laundry list of items it took some time to investigate was ³what¹s > it worth to you?² Now I thought that he was looking to improve things with > input not bucking for more dollars. He then added a dongle type thing which > simply made the program a P.I.T.A. at which point I dropped it and moved to > Quickbooks and a paper calendar. Bummer. Someday. Maybe. But it will have to > be from a company that will be around for a while before I throw my hat in > again. > > > > Greg > > > > > > > From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf > Of Gerald Groot > Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 7:14 PM > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Computer Software > > > > I like Filemaker Pro. Use it for both my main customer data base, as a > billing program and for letter writing. But, I use MS Outlook for scheduling. > > Jer > > > > > > > From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf > Of Greg Newell > Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 7:04 PM > To: 'Matthew Todd'; pianotech at ptg.org > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Computer Software > > > > Todd, > > You are not alone!!!! I¹ve been searching for this for decades. I > have a guy working on it right now. He is interested in feedback from people > who want what I do. > > > > Greg Newell > > > > > > > From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf > Of Matthew Todd > Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 9:28 AM > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Subject: [pianotech] Computer Software > > > > > > > I currently use Time & Chaos for my clientele database/calendar, and sort of > use Quickbooks for my financials. Do you guys know of/use a software that has > the best of both. I hate switching back and forth between two programs. I > would rather find something that can do both. > > > > > > > > > > > > TODD PIANO WORKS > Matthew Todd, Piano Technician > (979) 248-9578 > > > > http://www.toddpianoworks.com <http://www.toddpianoworks.com/> I am using the Free version of SPAMfighter <http://www.spamfighter.com/len> . SPAMfighter has removed 498 of my spam emails to date. Do you have a slow PC? <http://www.spamfighter.com/SLOW-PCfighter?cid=sigen> Try free scan! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20110923/ddb62827/attachment.htm>
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