Re: Building a Simple Database

Rob:

I sent you a reply on "CertGuard".
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"Robert Williams [CertGuard]" wrote:

I may already have a DB that you can use. All you would need to do is change the
field names.

Use this form to contact me so that I can send you an email:
http://www.CertGuard.com/contact.asp

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"BNS6" <BNS6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I work as an electronic signal specialist (or electronic/computer tech) at
CSX railroad, started employment about 5.5 months ago.

A majority of our repairs are logged in a standard journal or notebook.
Nevertheless, most of the senior techs will not upgrade to a more
sophisticated method of storing data, but if a database is built then they
will use it.

Recently, I purchased a book called "Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft
Office 2003", read 5 chapters; however, their examples does not mesh with my
ideas of designing a simple database. I could use excel, yet access provides
a centralized way of finding data. The book advises that creating tables is
the initial path to go and has three ways of creating a table. I chose "Start
Typing Data into a Blank Table" since excel is my preferred choice (and the
book advised using this method if a user works with excel often); the others
are "Using the Table Wizard" and "Work Directly in Table Design View".

Here are the fields that I want to use:

1. Date
2. Name
3. Incident
4. Description
4. Resolution

When using the method "Start Typing Data into a Blank Table", the
description field will allow someone only to type a certain number of
characters. How can you change the program to allow an infinite number of
characters? The reason the field requires more characters is the technician
writing the explanation to the incident might have a lengthy description.

Any suggestions would be helpful!

On another note, I realize this newsgroup is for MCSD only. However, I deem
a response on this newsgroup is faster and more accurate.


BNS6
MCDST, A+, Network +





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