From: Pat Soberanis (soberans@socrates.berkeley.edu)
Date: Thu Sep 06 2001 - 12:51:03 PDT
Hi everyone,
This is a bit off base (i.e., off campus) - it's from a sysadmin at the
nonprofit Doctors without Borders - but if anyone with Access database
expertise wishes to offer advice or feedback on DB design, I'm sure
Meenakshi would welcome it. I made no promises, however, so nothing's
lost if no one responds. Our thread is below - the most recent message
gives the most information. Please reply directly to Meenakshi
(Meenakshi_BAKER@msf.org) and say I referred you.
cheers,
Pat Soberanis
Meenakshi_BAKER@msf.org wrote:
>
> Hello Pat:
> Thank you for your prompt reply.
> I am not a programmer either, but I got some legacy File Maker Pro
> databases handed over to me when I joined last December(12 of them-1 for
> each department and 5 general ones). I am trying to consolidate them
> all(managed to combine 7 of them in one) and convert them to Access.
> Fortunately, we had a volunteer (Steven)also an Access Programmer, he gave
> us a very reasonable hourly rate and we have one database ready, now I
> would like to combine the rest of the databases into a Contact database-
> media contacts, and other contacts. I wanted to look at some existing
> databases to be able to come up with a good design.
> Let me know if we can help in any way in your project.
> Have a nice weekend.
> Sincerely,
> Meenakshi Baker
> I.T. Systems Administrator
> Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders
> 6 East 39th Street, New York, N.Y. 10016
> 212-655-3780
> meenakshi_baker@newyork.msf.org
>
> ____________________Reply Separator____________________
> Subject: Re: Contact database-Pat Soberanis, Web Manager
> Author: Pat Soberanis <soberans@socrates.Berkeley.EDU>
> Date: 9/6/01 6:56 PM
>
> Dear Meenakshi,
>
> Our staff/faculty contact information is not yet in a database,
> and I
> don't expect we will have a live, "dynamic" database for years
> to come
> (I am not a programmer, and we do not have the resources to
> hire one).
> However, I have set up a FileMaker Pro database for graduate
> students,
> which saves time when I update the Web site, though it's far
> from
> automatic. I'm sorry I can't be of more help. Good luck in your
> endeavors.
>
> Sincerely,
> Pat Soberanis, Web Manager
> UC Berkeley Psychology Department
> http://psychology.berkeley.edu
>
> Meenakshi_BAKER@msf.org wrote:
> >
> > Hello Pat:
> > My name is Meenakshi, and I am working as a System Admin at
> MSF New York,
> > we are a non-profit institution handling medical emergencies
> world-wide be
> > it man-made or natural.
> > I was searching the Internet for examples of Contact
> databases(since we are
> > in the process of developing a database of all our
> > contacts-media,donors,vendors etc.) and came across your
> page. Have you
> > developed the database of all your faculty/staff contacts, if
> yes, can you
> > share your experience and also the look and feel of the
> database with us.
> > Thank you for your help.
> > Sincerely,
> > Meenakshi Baker
> > I.T. Systems Administrator
> > Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders
> > 6 East 39th Street, New York, N.Y. 10016
> > 212-655-3780
> > meenakshi_baker@newyork.msf.org
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