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In lugnet.db.inv, Jeromy Irvine writes:
> "Heather Patey" wrote:
> > I just uploaded a diagram I threw together in Access to show what's • going on.
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/hpatey/tools/the-plan.gif
>
> Is that a real database, or did you just make that to show how all these
> projects are related?
It's a fake. (If I had a copy of Visio I'd have used that.) I'd previously
fooled around with the idea of making something real like this for my own
collection but the back-and-forth crossreferencing of parts and sets threw me
for a loop.
> I've been kicking around an idea for the past few
> month or so (I'll post details later this week, I hope) that requires
> some way to unify all the disparate data sources out there.
Well hey, do tell! I think the biggest problem with the current setup is the
one-way links (lines on my diagram without arrows are two-way). For example,
you can't get from Tim Vattima's database to any others. Duplication is also a
hindrance especially if the data's not identical; and of course no database
will ever be complete, although every contribution to the existing structure
helps with that. Looking forward to your ideas - you'll get more than one
brain storming, I'm sure.
Cheers, Heather
--
Heather Patey
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Pirate Wench / Brick Detective
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