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Guest
I've just completed a college class about Word , Should I learn about Excel ?
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Bob Phillips
Only you can answer that. Do you learn Powerpoint, Access, Visio, MS
Project, etc., etc.
Excel is a widely used product, as is Word, and it can be a useful tool to
have in your skills toolbox, IF you are looking to find employment in a
field where the sort of number analysis that spreadsheets are good at. But
it is a complex product, and it will take a fair amount of effort and
practice to develop worthwhile skills in the product.
It can also be fun, worth learning just for the joy of learning another
product.
As I said, only you can determine whether the effort of learning will repay
itself in personal satisfaction or in enhanced career prospects.
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HTH
Bob Phillips
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Project, etc., etc.
Excel is a widely used product, as is Word, and it can be a useful tool to
have in your skills toolbox, IF you are looking to find employment in a
field where the sort of number analysis that spreadsheets are good at. But
it is a complex product, and it will take a fair amount of effort and
practice to develop worthwhile skills in the product.
It can also be fun, worth learning just for the joy of learning another
product.
As I said, only you can determine whether the effort of learning will repay
itself in personal satisfaction or in enhanced career prospects.
--
HTH
Bob Phillips
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Excel ?Learning Excel said:
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Guest
INdeed...........I believe that everyone who is computer literate in today's
world should learn Excel. It cannot hurt you, and there are many, many
instances where it would be of a benefit. Learn as much as you can, and you
can always come back here for help.
Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3
world should learn Excel. It cannot hurt you, and there are many, many
instances where it would be of a benefit. Learn as much as you can, and you
can always come back here for help.
Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3
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Jezebel
Absolutely not! There are too many spreadsheets in the world already.
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Rodney
Mebbe,
but not enough flat file databases of over 32,000 records,
(in fact nil)
this is what I pray to the Gods for.
| Absolutely not! There are too many spreadsheets in the world already.
but not enough flat file databases of over 32,000 records,
(in fact nil)
this is what I pray to the Gods for.
| Absolutely not! There are too many spreadsheets in the world already.
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Bob Phillips
What is a flat file database? Sounds like a contradiction to me.
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HTH
Bob Phillips
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HTH
Bob Phillips
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Jezebel
You're showing your youth. There was a time when *all* databases were flat
file. Do a Google -- some academic will have written it up somewhere.
file. Do a Google -- some academic will have written it up somewhere.
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Rodney
G'day Bob,
Excel is a flat file database, when used as such,
as opposed to a "Relational Database, eg: Access
A flat file database is described by a very simple database model,
where all the information is stored in a plain text file, one database
record per line. Each record is divided into fields using delimiters or
at fixed column positions. The data is "flat", as in a sheet of paper,
as compared to a more complex model such as a relational database.
I use MSWorks for smaller files, but that will only take 32,000 records,
so for larger volume, I have to sneak over to Excel.
The benefits of MSWorks include a learning curve of about 10 minutes
to be up and running, and for small jobs, like organising Local Cricket
database, record collections, and so forth.
HTH
| What is a flat file database? Sounds like a contradiction to me.
Excel is a flat file database, when used as such,
as opposed to a "Relational Database, eg: Access
A flat file database is described by a very simple database model,
where all the information is stored in a plain text file, one database
record per line. Each record is divided into fields using delimiters or
at fixed column positions. The data is "flat", as in a sheet of paper,
as compared to a more complex model such as a relational database.
I use MSWorks for smaller files, but that will only take 32,000 records,
so for larger volume, I have to sneak over to Excel.
The benefits of MSWorks include a learning curve of about 10 minutes
to be up and running, and for small jobs, like organising Local Cricket
database, record collections, and so forth.
HTH
| What is a flat file database? Sounds like a contradiction to me.
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Bob Phillips
Hi Rodney,
I think that is my point. Excel is NOT a database, however hard many people
try and make it (including MS in 12?), and a flat file is a flat file. It
might be able to manage tasks that were originally done by flat files or
even databases, but it still is not one. A database as I was taught has
files/tables whatever, and a some form of structure. So to me, a flat file
database is an oxymoron.
--
HTH
Bob Phillips
(remove nothere from email address if mailing direct)
I think that is my point. Excel is NOT a database, however hard many people
try and make it (including MS in 12?), and a flat file is a flat file. It
might be able to manage tasks that were originally done by flat files or
even databases, but it still is not one. A database as I was taught has
files/tables whatever, and a some form of structure. So to me, a flat file
database is an oxymoron.
--
HTH
Bob Phillips
(remove nothere from email address if mailing direct)
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Rodney
That's cool Bob,
one of the very nice things about ageing
is non fixed attachment to things.
Whilst I would not care to accept your point,
I would not care to debate it either
The thing is, it does the job I ask of it, and delivers
pertinent info, beit a database or an oxymoron.
Best wishes, and Regards.
Rodney
| Hi Rodney,
|
| I think that is my point. Excel is NOT a database, however hard many people
| try and make it (including MS in 12?), and a flat file is a flat file. It
| might be able to manage tasks that were originally done by flat files or
| even databases, but it still is not one. A database as I was taught has
| files/tables whatever, and a some form of structure. So to me, a flat file
| database is an oxymoron.
|
| --
| HTH
|
| Bob Phillips
|
| (remove nothere from email address if mailing direct)
|
| | > G'day Bob,
| > Excel is a flat file database, when used as such,
| > as opposed to a "Relational Database, eg: Access
| >
| > A flat file database is described by a very simple database model,
| > where all the information is stored in a plain text file, one database
| > record per line. Each record is divided into fields using delimiters or
| > at fixed column positions. The data is "flat", as in a sheet of paper,
| > as compared to a more complex model such as a relational database.
| >
| > I use MSWorks for smaller files, but that will only take 32,000 records,
| > so for larger volume, I have to sneak over to Excel.
| > The benefits of MSWorks include a learning curve of about 10 minutes
| > to be up and running, and for small jobs, like organising Local Cricket
| > database, record collections, and so forth.
| > HTH
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >
| > | What is a flat file database? Sounds like a contradiction to me.
| >
| >
| >
| >
|
|
one of the very nice things about ageing
is non fixed attachment to things.
Whilst I would not care to accept your point,
I would not care to debate it either
The thing is, it does the job I ask of it, and delivers
pertinent info, beit a database or an oxymoron.
Best wishes, and Regards.
Rodney
| Hi Rodney,
|
| I think that is my point. Excel is NOT a database, however hard many people
| try and make it (including MS in 12?), and a flat file is a flat file. It
| might be able to manage tasks that were originally done by flat files or
| even databases, but it still is not one. A database as I was taught has
| files/tables whatever, and a some form of structure. So to me, a flat file
| database is an oxymoron.
|
| --
| HTH
|
| Bob Phillips
|
| (remove nothere from email address if mailing direct)
|
| | > G'day Bob,
| > Excel is a flat file database, when used as such,
| > as opposed to a "Relational Database, eg: Access
| >
| > A flat file database is described by a very simple database model,
| > where all the information is stored in a plain text file, one database
| > record per line. Each record is divided into fields using delimiters or
| > at fixed column positions. The data is "flat", as in a sheet of paper,
| > as compared to a more complex model such as a relational database.
| >
| > I use MSWorks for smaller files, but that will only take 32,000 records,
| > so for larger volume, I have to sneak over to Excel.
| > The benefits of MSWorks include a learning curve of about 10 minutes
| > to be up and running, and for small jobs, like organising Local Cricket
| > database, record collections, and so forth.
| > HTH
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >
| > | What is a flat file database? Sounds like a contradiction to me.
| >
| >
| >
| >
|
|
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Jezebel
The fact that you don't understand flat file databases -- presumably you
weren't taught about them because they were already out-of-date -- doesn't
invalidate the concept. You just make yourself look silly making pompous
declarations on a topic that you admit you don't understand.
And you might be wise to look up 'oxymoron' before you embarrass yourself
any further.
weren't taught about them because they were already out-of-date -- doesn't
invalidate the concept. You just make yourself look silly making pompous
declarations on a topic that you admit you don't understand.
And you might be wise to look up 'oxymoron' before you embarrass yourself
any further.
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Bob Phillips
Would you care to enlighten me as to how I have mis-used oxymoron? As I
said, by my understanding a flat file is not a database, so the term flat
file database is an oxymoron.
said, by my understanding a flat file is not a database, so the term flat
file database is an oxymoron.