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Can someone recommend a free game collection database for windows 7?


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#1 NoleOne OFFLINE  

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Posted Sat Jan 22, 2011 11:54 AM

Trying to get organized. Thanks in advance.

Edited by NoleOne, Sat Jan 22, 2011 11:56 AM.


#2 Keatah OFFLINE  

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Posted Sat Jan 22, 2011 3:20 PM

View PostNoleOne, on Sat Jan 22, 2011 11:54 AM, said:

Trying to get organized. Thanks in advance.

I just use the built-in notepad and the search function. It is completely customizable and works great.

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Posted Wed Jan 26, 2011 9:52 PM

http://www.atariguide.com/store/gm.htm is one of the things I use.

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Posted Thu Jan 27, 2011 9:45 AM

Excel isn't working for you?

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Posted Fri Jan 28, 2011 2:44 PM

View PostRex Dart, on Thu Jan 27, 2011 9:45 AM, said:

Excel isn't working for you?

Excel can help you really a lot! I find it useful if there's need to print also.

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Posted Fri Jan 28, 2011 7:33 PM

I downloaded that spreadsheet and it's fantastic!

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Posted Fri Jan 28, 2011 7:44 PM

I cannot recommend MS Excel for use as a database. For starters, it is not searchable by fields or categories like a true database. Get MS Access for a true database.

I will not waste time manually entering all my video gaming stuff into a program that does not allow me to search for items by predefined categories.

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Posted Fri Jan 28, 2011 8:22 PM

EDIT: F-it, I don't have time or patience to teach people how to use Excel properly. There are plenty of resources out there for people who want to learn how to use software.

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Posted Mon Jan 31, 2011 12:46 PM

View Posttz101, on Fri Jan 28, 2011 7:44 PM, said:

I cannot recommend MS Excel for use as a database. For starters, it is not searchable by fields or categories like a true database. Get MS Access for a true database.

I will not waste time manually entering all my video gaming stuff into a program that does not allow me to search for items by predefined categories.


Honestly, he doesn't need a database. It's searchable by any fields and categories that you bother to set up, which takes all of a few minutes. If there's some fiddly function that you need & isn't already present, you can add it through VBA.

I think MS Access is overkill for listing your atari carts.

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Posted Mon Jan 31, 2011 4:21 PM

View PostRex Dart, on Mon Jan 31, 2011 12:46 PM, said:

View Posttz101, on Fri Jan 28, 2011 7:44 PM, said:

I cannot recommend MS Excel for use as a database. For starters, it is not searchable by fields or categories like a true database. Get MS Access for a true database.

I will not waste time manually entering all my video gaming stuff into a program that does not allow me to search for items by predefined categories.


Honestly, he doesn't need a database. It's searchable by any fields and categories that you bother to set up, which takes all of a few minutes. If there's some fiddly function that you need & isn't already present, you can add it through VBA.

I think MS Access is overkill for listing your atari carts.

Exactly, and not only that, but Excel IS a flat-file database, it's just not a relational database. I put all this and more in my post above before I got frustrated and decided I didn't care who knows how to use their software and who doesn't. Don't know how to use a piece of professional software correctly? OH OK, then just "don't recommend it". That makes total sense. What we're (me and a friend) doing with Excel at work (mostly via VBA) would make most people's heads spin, not realizing that Excel was even capable of it.

#11 NoleOne OFFLINE  

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Posted Mon Jan 31, 2011 7:42 PM

Thanks for all the replies. I guess most people just make their own. I guess I'll just stick with my homemade excel spreadsheet.

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Posted Sun Feb 13, 2011 3:21 AM

View PostNoleOne, on Mon Jan 31, 2011 7:42 PM, said:

Thanks for all the replies. I guess most people just make their own. I guess I'll just stick with my homemade excel spreadsheet.

Personally I use Cart Commander (http://www.arcaderestoration.com/) - it's not been updated in ages but does the job just fine for me!




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