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| | | (...) the (...) At least "Star Wars people" would not have to go looking for it. Someone using the part who is unfamiliar with Star Wars sets might never think to look for it there. That's the basic problem with theme-based nomenclature. It makes (...) (26 years ago, 29-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | | | | Re: Star Wars Elements —Bram Lambrecht
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| | | | (...) Maybe this is one place where using a short-cut file would make sense. WE could place the actual file (XXXX.DAT) in the Bar category, and then name the SW version (which would just call the Bar file) XXXXA.DAT. --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ (...) (26 years ago, 29-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | | | | | Re: Star Wars Elements —Steve Bliss
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| | | | (...) Or improve one or more pieces of software to keep track of pieces like this. Steve (26 years ago, 29-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | | | | | Re: Star Wars Elements —Mike Stanley
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| | | | (...) Even better. Is it possible for one or more of the utilities to be able to associate 2 or more descriptive names with any given part? (26 years ago, 29-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | | | | | Re: Star Wars Elements —Steve Bliss
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| | | | (...) These are computers. Anything is possible. All it takes is time and money. It wouldn't be hard to create a utility that would associate any number of names with a single part-number. I've got the beginnings of one already (sorry, it's in (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | | | | | Re: Star Wars Elements —Mike Stanley
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| | | | (...) :) (...) I have MS-Access if you ever feel like throwing what you have out for general consumption. (...) Yup. (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | | | | | Inv DB (was: Star Wars Elements) —Steve Bliss
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| | | | (...) Hmm. Let me add just a couple of bells and whistles, to make it more usable (and to document-by-example). The db is actually my tool[1] for writing LEGO set inventories. Part-lookup is just one important aspect of this activity. Steve -- 1-For (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | | | | | Re: Inv DB (was: Star Wars Elements) —Mike Stanley
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| | | | (...) Wow, ok. Thanks! (...) I'd probably try to use it for that as well. (...) Hey, using that stick sure beats the heck out of sticking his finger in the ant hill. (26 years ago, 31-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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