![]() ![]() Almost all software "programs" are way too capable (lots of features you don't need) and are also missing too many functions that you do need (which is why customer apps are much better).Ģ. It's almost guaranteed that you'll lose too much opportunity on whatever else you're supposed to do (machining, pogramming, sales, etc.) if you design & program yourself.ġ. Second, it's almost always more efficient to hire out the programming IF (and I really mean "IFFFF!!!!") you can correctly spec out the database and the "front end". First, a custom database, if done "correctly" (functional and efficient) is almost always justifiable. I'll say two things that hopefully will help. ![]() Anyone who uses Access knows how much more capable it is. Anyone who switched from TI to HP knew how much better it was, nobody when from HP back to TI. It reminds me of the days back when people used calculators. doing the same thing over and over again but with different data). I'm an expert on both (used them off & on for over 30 years) and I can absolutely assure you that Access is way more capable than Excel for processing data on a regular basis (i.e. ![]() One final note: I'll be shocked if someone doesn't come on and disagree with me, but that's no guarantee that I'm wrong. You can go online and find people in India who will do this for around $10/hr. The only thing you need to do is adequately describe (in pretty good detail) what you need so that they programmer can do it correctly. You can always update to another system but, from what you describe, Access will be way more capable than what you need. People who (again) think they know Excel really well will say Access is no good but I can assure you they are incorrect. If you have reasonably good DB experience, you will wonder why people use Excel for anything other than "one time" analysis (e.g., you export some data out of a database to do some unique analysis work to make a decision). Here's the basic problem: MS has made Excel way to "smart and capable", letting people "think" that it works well as a database, but it doesn't. ![]()
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