Date: Wed, 2 May 2001 10:01:06 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: "Wilkerson, Jordan T." Subject: Re: Bird Listing Software Results MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" MDOsprey, Jim Ferris wrote: Wow! I was amazed at all of the responses that I got to my question about bird listing software. I also appreciated the responses, so while the subject is fresh... Several years ago, my wife and I were not happy with the input limitations or the import/export features of most packages. Consequently, my wife wrote our own database in MS Access. This has been a wonderful system that we can search or sort any way we like. While this allows us to have complete control of the functionality and usability, it also means we are responsible for updates. For example, when the experts spilt or merge species; or when we travel to another country, we have to manually enter the local list of birds in the species list. Some encouraging information from comments from this software discussion: I am happy to hear that Avisys allows the user to freeze certain fields (like location) so that multiple sightings can be entered for one location without entering site information every time. Having a world list available simplifies my task. However, I have a few questions for those using Avisys and Thayers. We can all read the marketing information on the respective websites, but marketing is not always accurate or complete. 1) Does either package allow an export of the data? 2) Does either allow for importing data? 3) Does either allow for multiple users at one time? By this I mean: Can my wife and I both be included on the same data entry or do we have to enter it the same information for both of us separately? Thanks. Jordan, Cloverly, MD ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================