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Thread #64511   Message #1055685
Posted By: NicoleC
17-Nov-03 - 04:02 PM
Thread Name: Need ideas for CD songs inventory
Subject: RE: Need ideas for CD songs inventory
Quickie solution, Susan, if you don't care what it looks like:

Open the folder in Woindows Explorer. Switch the view to list.
Hit "PrtScn" (Or Print Screen, if it's spelled out on your keyboard.
Open Paint
Hit Ctrl-V

You now have a "picture" of your file folder (and everything else on the screen. You can print our. Depending on your screen resolution, this can get ugly. Use the Print Preview function and only print the pages with what you want on them.

NancyJo, if you go to Downloads.com you will probably find several CD catalog databases. If you don't find one you like, you can build your own in Access or Filemaker or whatever database program you have handy. If building from scratch, though, I suggest using a relational database structure (i.e. multiple tables linked together), which can eliminate a LOT of duplicate typing and will be more powerful to search and easier to cross-index.

If the above paragraph is making your eyes glaze over, PM me and tell me the database program you are using. I can whip together a mock-up you can then customize to your heart's content.

Hmmm... I bet there isn't a ready-built CD/Song database program out there that is folk friendly (so many artists... one song... so may songs with one name). Work gets slow around the holidays; maybe I'll work on one.