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Kerono Thalmor
Ghost Bear Covenant
#1 - 2013-08-04 01:54:03 UTC
Hey guys,
So I recently got Microsoft Office, and it came with Access. I am now familiar with the program, however I want to create an EVE-related database, but I'm unsure of what to put in it. Suggestions?

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Morganta
The Greater Goon
#2 - 2013-08-04 01:59:05 UTC
why would you create an access database for an internet game?

learn MySQL
Kerono Thalmor
Ghost Bear Covenant
#3 - 2013-08-04 02:05:01 UTC
For the same reason one would create a spreadsheet for an internet game. P

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Steve Ronuken
Fuzzwork Enterprises
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#4 - 2013-08-04 03:05:59 UTC
https://www.fuzzwork.co.uk/dump/odyssey-1.0.7-89602/odyssey107-89602.zip


Might be of interest.

It's a trifle out of date but there hasn't been much call for these conversions. (They're also dead easy to do. restore the SDE to a sqlserver express db, then connect to it using access. It'll ask if you want to import it)

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Seraph Essael
Air
The Initiative.
#5 - 2013-08-04 03:10:32 UTC
Everything. (And I am not being sarcastic and/or trolling.)

If you truly want a comprehensive, useable database, put everything in it. From ships to lore to market details. Missions, DED site and Escalations would probably be a good idea too.

Basically everything that's on Evelopedia should be editded into your database.

Quoted from Doc Fury: "Concerned citizens: Doc seldom plays EVE on the weekends during spring and summer, so you will always be on your own for a couple days a week. Doc spends that time collecting kittens for the on-going sacrifices, engaging in reckless outdoor activities, and speaking in the 3rd person."
Steve Ronuken
Fuzzwork Enterprises
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#6 - 2013-08-04 16:51:20 UTC
For anyone that's thought about getting office, but has been put off by the initial high cost, take a look at Office 365 Home Premium. It's a subscription based product, which gives you the right to install a full copy of office on up to 5 computers which you 'own'.

So handy for a family. And it's a complete copy of office premium, rather than Home. So you get Outlook and Access as well. £8 a month, or 80 a year (iirc)

Along with 20 gig extra on yous skydrive, and 60 minutes of skype out a month.

google docs might be good, but for intensive spreadsheets, Excel tends to kick its ass (Due to processing power not being limited by Google) Of course, a database based application tends to kick a spreadsheets ass for utility, though they're a trifle more difficult to use.

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Karak Terrel
Foundation for CODE and THE NEW ORDER
#7 - 2013-08-04 16:58:19 UTC
lol Access
Steve Ronuken
Fuzzwork Enterprises
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#8 - 2013-08-04 17:27:03 UTC
Karak Terrel wrote:
lol Access



Better than Excel, and not bad as a front end to a proper database Blink

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