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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm in the same boat John is. Is there =
any way to
transfer data from PTBiz to a new program?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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face=Verdana size=-1>Is anyone using the technician software =
listed on
ptg.org?<BR></FONT>
<BLOCKQUOTE><SMALL><FONT face=Verdana>ExecuKey<BR>PianoDB by D C Al
Coda<BR>PowerTech<BR>PeakeWare<BR></FONT></SMALL></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT
face=Verdana><SMALL>If you are a user of any of the above, is your =
experience
favorable? Would you recommend it?<BR><BR>I'm looking to replace PTBiz =
since
apparently it is no longer being sold or supported. (I'd hate to think =
about
the mess I'd be in if something happened to the program or Hasp =
hardware key
and I couldn't retrieve my data - yikes!)<BR><BR>Any other software =
out there
that is user-friendly, does invoicing, reminders, and accounting, and =
is
priced under $400.00? Am I living in "dream world"? PTBiz has done =
everything
that I have needed. While it certainly has its quirks, I like that =
it's
compact and doesn't have all the "bells and whistles" that I don't =
really
need.<BR><BR>It seems to make sense to look toward a program that will =
allow
data to be easily transferred into other programs, such as MS Access =
(or
another popular database). That way, if a program becomes obsolete for =
whatever reason, one doesn't have to re-type all the data into the new =
program. <BR><BR>Any ideas?<BR><BR>Thanks,<BR>John
Formsma</SMALL><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>