On Sunday 03 February 2002 11:16 pm, Mike Andrew wrote: > > On Tuesday 29 January 2002 09:15 pm, Ted Ozolins warbled: > > > I better hurry up and settle on a distro soon as I have a neet to set > > > up a data base for cross refferencing partnumbers. > > no sarcasm intended. How are you going to do that? What database? I've > found nothing 'out there' that's useable.
None taken Mike. You are absolutely right, I have searched every site on this planet looking for a package that would allow me to do this. As it turns out, I'll have to do this the hard way. Until now I've had no need to play with any data base programs of any kind. Aside from tutorials on the web, and help from some local programmers, I'll be attempting to set up Mysql for this. I rebuild and calibrate a lot of Tek and Fluke/Phillips equipment. The newer models aren't to hard to get parts for, but some of the older (esp Tek) models at times impossible. I have on many occasion gone through spec sheets and sub'd parts by comparing hfe and other characteristics of a particular transistor to fix various scopes. This can be quite time consuming. So, I've started to work on a database (Mysql) that will allow me to query for values other than cross ref replacement tables found at local distributors. This is one project that seems almost endless but once completed, will be an invaluable tool. -- Ted Ozolins (VE7TVO) Westbank, B. C. _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
