[NHCOLL-L:132] Re: Input wanted from users of Visual FoxPro dbs

[ricardo]

Dear Holly

look on my database of Tenebrionidae on www.coleoptera.org/p13.htm it is
searchable database in MS Access available on internet...

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask...

Regards

Ricardo

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Datum: Thursday, April 29, 1999 12:07 PM
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>Hello everyone, sorry to introduce a topic that is routinely beaten to
death,
>but I am in need of feedback.
>.htm
>The University of Wisconsin Zoological Museum is preparing our specimen
>databases for searchable usability (buzzword, anyone?) in-house and on the
>web.  We will be working with the information techies on campus to develop
>data entry applications and a web site to host the databases.  We currently
>use (and like) Microsoft's Visual Foxpro software.  However, the campus
info
>technology folks are asking us to consider MS Access instead, because they
>are more familiar with it.  I am not convinced that Access is powerful
enough
>to adequately manage the queries, verifications, and volume of records that
>we will need to manage.   I am interested in hearing comments, critiques,
>etc. from folks out here who are using either of these database tools for
>their own collections, as well as web sites that have searchable
collections
>databases using Access or VFP.  We are committed to either VFP or Access,
so
>please no other software suggestions.
>
>I am aware of the University of Alaska's fine site and databases, and also
>the project at the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at UC; I will contact you
>folks directly for some friendly advice very soon.
>
>Thank you in advance,
>Holly McEntee
>Museum Registrar
>