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Re: Piece sorting methods
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998 14:29:19 GMT
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So does this belong in lugnet.admin.database, or lugnet.storage?

Steve

Once upon a time, "Sproaticus" <jsproat@geocities.com> wrote:

> Terry Keller writes:
> > Sproaticus <jsproat@geocities.com> wrote:
> > > Barbara and I sort everything by color, .......
> > You _must_ be insane.  How do you find anything?
> 
> Hmmm...  I guess it is about time to go through a Great Re-Org.  So soon after
> a Great Purge of our assembled sets, too.
> 
> I was thinking a scheme that almost parallels the LDraw naming scheme:  e.g.
> bricks, bricks with studs not on top and brackets, technic bricks, plates,
> technic plates, slopes and wedges, hinges and turntables, minifig parts,
> minifig accessories, panels, pieces with labels and stickers, wheels and
> tires, etc. etc. etc.  (1)
> 
> How does everyone else organize their pieces?
> 
> Cheers,
> - Sproat
> 
> (1) The sad thing of it is, is that while I'm thinking of this, I'm forming a
> perl script in my head which would use Win32::OLE to build an MS-Access
> database of the LDraw parts, showing which drawer I'd put them in, bmps of the
> 7 basic views, etc. etc. etc.  Being an obsessive-compulsive programmer is
> really distracting sometimes.  :-,



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(...) Hmmm... I guess it is about time to go through a Great Re-Org. So soon after a Great Purge of our assembled sets, too. I was thinking a scheme that almost parallels the LDraw naming scheme: e.g. bricks, bricks with studs not on top and (...) (28 years ago, 15-Dec-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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