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Old 08-09-2004, 08:50 AM   #12 (permalink)
ratbastid
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Are you really sure that a database is the thing he needs? The data you describe would work well in a spreadsheet, and some clever sorting would probably work in place of database queries. Especially given he's already proficient in Excel...

A lot of times my clients will tell me they need X when they really need Y. It's part of my job to gently convince them otherwise.

An Access forms interface might help him, but he'll be hamstrung if it ever needs structural changes. You know, if you move away or anything...
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