Dave Warburton posted:TN HiRailer posted:I definitely need to update my inventory record -
I have an incomplete one I put together in MS Access many years ago (when the world was still running Windows XP, so it's been a while!!), and it probably needs to be converted to something a bit more "universal" like an Excel spreadsheet or PDF.
Concerning photos -
Generally what photo angles should be included for engines and rolling stock?
Thanks for all the tips and insights!
You know, this discussion reminds me to ask if any of you have advice on where to get a conversion program to switch my Lionel inventory file from the old "MS Works Data Base" (which MS no longer supports) to something still usable today. I have the inventory saved on the old data base but cannot open it on my computer the way it is.
Any advice would be much appreciated!
Dave -
I'm not clear on all the what's and why's - but there was a very decisive point in MS database applications several years back that effectively made a clean break. The tools necessary to convert older db's were included in the early versions of the Access - and were then discontinued all together. I recall from work experience that there were several db's that got left behind. They were left 'as is' because it would have cost too much to completely re-write.
You might try googling the file extension then follow those leads to possibly a current converter. It's gonna be a long shot.
