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Steve, How do you identify the bags? Just make up the numbers in hex? I really don't understand how this helps sorters. I sort for the most part but I don't pay much attention to what comes from what bag. as evah, John C. (...) [ETC...] (25 years ago, 27-Feb-00, to lugnet.db.inv)
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(...) Hmm. Who doesn't want to share? I'll share. The most recent set I noticed this phenomenon in was the 5978 Sphynx Secret Surprise. It was pretty annoying since a bag was missing from one of the sets I got. I wanted to know what pieces I was (...) (25 years ago, 27-Feb-00, to lugnet.db.inv)
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(...) Hey, cool! I didn't know the web-interface did that. Nifty. (if you don't get it, go to (URL) to see what we mean. So much for arguing over spaces or tabs in inventory posts. Steve (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.db.inv)
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(...) <snip> Lines up for me... (25 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.db.inv)
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Here is an example of an inventory with the bags identified. It's tab-delimited, so the columns won't line up, unless you mess with your tab settings or import the data into a spreadsheet. Read Todd's message in this thread about bag-inventories (...) (25 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.db.inv)
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(...) Very interesting. I was wondering if bag-contents changed over time. But I could only think of one or two people who I was fairly certain would know the answer, and I wasn't sure they'd feel like sharing. So thanks for passing on that bit of (...) (25 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.db.inv)
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(...) A side note: The contents of any particular bag in a medium- to large-sized LEGO set can change over time on different production runs. I've seen it happen many times -- one copy of the set has, say, a 2x3 black brick in the same bag as a 2x4 (...) (25 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.db.inv)
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I couldn't find a definitive prior discussion to followup-to, so I'm posting this fresh. So far, the general standard set of fields for an inventory has been: Part Name Part Number (where available) Color Quantity I'd like to suggest another field (...) (25 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.db.inv)
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(...) Thanks, Kim! You helped me find a couple parts I really need which are allready in my collection! Big thanks to you and others who do inventories! -John Van (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.db.inv)
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(...) I can't save them in Word95/6.0 format since it doesn't support vertical aligned text in table cells, but you can open them with Word97, since there is no format differences between them, as far as I know. I updated CD labels with a more (...) (25 years ago, 18-Feb-00, to lugnet.db.scans)
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I don't have MS Word 2000, but the files open fine. Ryan (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.db.scans)
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Any chance you can convert them to Word95 or Word97? Many of us won't have Word2000. (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.db.scans)
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I've just uploaded some CD jewel case designs for custom CDs made for Lego related (instructions and catalogs) scans (many of us burn them for ourselves, don't we?) to the brickshelf gallery. They all are in MS Word 2000 format. You can also find (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.db.scans)
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Interesting work. I suggest eliminating theme-specific whenever it is used as elements have a way of appearing in other themes. Even decorated tiles that seemingly have no use whatever outside of the theme where they appeared may well migrate. For (...) (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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(...) I object to a hard-coded limit of 9 on general principals :-). Seriously though, if there isn't a _really_ good reason for this limit (especially having it as low as 9) then don't do it. Regards, Steve Hodge (25 years ago, 11-Feb-00, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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So this signature should have the correct address for my WWWeb page. -- Thanks for your consideration. Bill Bourn {(URL) (25 years ago, 11-Feb-00, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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Here is an outline of the first levels of the classification system I'm implementing. It's derived from Auczilla categories to some degree, but I limited the number of categories to nine. Each category can have 9 sub-categories, with a further 9 (...) (25 years ago, 11-Feb-00, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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Steve Bliss wrote in message ... (...) with (...) and (...) Here is the current scema. I have decided to concentrate on the parts section, and themn move onto creating a set inventory section (which I think will be the easy part)... Total of 6 (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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Steve Bliss wrote in message ... (...) with (...) and (...) It will be a relational database, and I tend to remove all hard codings possible. I will be designing the schema later today, and posting it for everyone to rip apart =) --Eric (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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(...) Having a good list of properties at the start is a good idea, but don't hard-code specific properties into the schema. It's just a many-to-many relation between parts and properties. Assuming a relational approach. Steve (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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