[NHCOLL-L:131] Input wanted from users of Visual FoxPro dbs

[HIMcEntee at aol.com]

Hello everyone, sorry to introduce a topic that is routinely beaten to death, 
but I am in need of feedback.

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