tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32359372.post3246903319761451155..comments2024-01-11T11:13:09.290-05:00Comments on The REAL Writing Life: Personal Databases and ResearchMichael A. Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17211701417263515896noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32359372.post-19487883642470363912007-09-21T10:24:00.000-04:002007-09-21T10:24:00.000-04:00Excellent advice. I am just starting to gather th...Excellent advice. I am just starting to gather things for the research, so I am still on the ground floor. Thanks again!Music Tomeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15095644588633855786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32359372.post-2976176646638708812007-09-20T16:02:00.000-04:002007-09-20T16:02:00.000-04:00I used to use Reflex, a flatfile database program ...I used to use Reflex, a flatfile database program for DOS. I found that I can use Excel the same way. I create fields for title, author, date of publication, a brief description of the contents, and categories. I use 1-letter codes in the categories, and can search for those. C for automobiles, R for radio, B for boradcasting, F for family, and so forth. So I can set up a search or filter to show me all entries that have F in the categories field, and then get all the entries that involve family.<BR/>--MikeMichael A. Bankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17211701417263515896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32359372.post-63041821177722936942007-09-20T09:18:00.000-04:002007-09-20T09:18:00.000-04:00I'm curious what program you used to do your datab...I'm curious what program you used to do your database. I am beginning research on a biography and I have begun to amass info I would like to keep track of. Right now I have it in a spreadsheet, but I am having trouble searching through it efficiently.<BR/><BR/>Thanks!Music Tomeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15095644588633855786noreply@blogger.com