Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!spool.mu.edu!munnari.oz.au!uniwa!fennel.cc.uwa.oz.au!andy From: andy@fennel.cc.uwa.oz.au Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard Subject: Re: a mailinglist database? Message-ID: <1991Mar10.120823.3050@fennel.cc.uwa.oz.au> Date: 10 Mar 91 04:08:22 GMT References: Organization: University of Western Australia Lines: 35 In article , chris@endgame.gsfc.nasa.gov (Chris Shenton) writes: > I'm trying to help a group of non-computer types to get their mailing lists > and membership data organized. They were planning on using FoxBASE, but I > would think hypercard could do the job easier for them. > > They'll need to be able to sort on different fields, such as name or > zipcode -- it this do-able? done? > > I'm a Unix-type, so bear with my (current and temporary :-) ignorance. > > Thanks. > > [if this is completely ignorant and inane, email me your flames -- > I'm getting the manual tomorrow :-] > -- > chris@asylum.gsfc.nasa.gov ...!uunet!asylum.gsfc.nasa.gov!chris NO - Hypercard would NOT be easier. People who are non-computing types, who need to manage lists and sort on different fields should be using either FileMaker or FoxBASE. The reason - the laying out of columnar reports and sorting by different fields is all by easy menu-driven interfaces. The report-writing capabilities in either package are still superior to Hypercard. I would pick a package on the basis of FoxBASE - if they EVER need to do a programmed update - eg: add 1 to number-of-times-called FileMaker - easy multi-user (without server) and topnotch security. Andy Dent A.D. Software phone 09 249 2719 Mac & VAX programmer 94 Bermuda Dve, Ballajura a_dent@fennel.cc.uwa.oz Western Australia 6066 a_dent@fennel.cc.uwa.oz.AU (international)