Hello All,
I am fairly new to collecting and I am seeking a program that will allow me to catalog in a specific way if possible.
I would like to have the ability to have a "collection" for example consisting of a "main collection" which would then contain sub collections (eg Investment, Personal Interest, Special Releases) and under each sub category then have two further sub categories for "series" then finally the coins of that series. I have looked at several programs, but they all seem to only allow for a single collection, then each coin is listed within it, without the flexibility of being able to keep track of coins already obtained that are part of a "series release"
If anyone can suggest a program that will allow me to catalog in the way I desire, I would truly appreciate the suggestion of which program to seek out. The ability to keep track of the coin release number etc would be a real bonus as I tend to purchase mainly coins with very low mintages.
Thank you in advance to anyone taking the time read this or responding to it, also for putting up with my somewhat long winded description.
Quote from: 'DBDingo' pid='60241' dateline='1412115436'Hello All,
I am fairly new to collecting and I am seeking a program that will allow me to catalog in a specific way if possible.
I would like to have the ability to have a "collection" for example consisting of a "main collection" which would then contain sub collections (eg Investment, Personal Interest, Special Releases) and under each sub category then have two further sub categories for "series" then finally the coins of that series. I have looked at several programs, but they all seem to only allow for a single collection, then each coin is listed within it, without the flexibility of being able to keep track of coins already obtained that are part of a "series release"
If anyone can suggest a program that will allow me to catalog in the way I desire, I would truly appreciate the suggestion of which program to seek out. The ability to keep track of the coin release number etc would be a real bonus as I tend to purchase mainly coins with very low mintages.
Thank you in advance to anyone taking the time read this or responding to it, also for putting up with my somewhat long winded description.
Excel spreadsheet - you can shape it into anything you like.
Hi DBDingo, :welcome: to TACF.
There is a link somewhere within this forum that will allow you to download a spreadsheet that just might be modified to suit your needs.
PM me with your email and I shall send you the one I am talking about.
what do you collect DB?
Quote from: 'Nightparrot' pid='60242' dateline='1412117243'Quote from: 'DBDingo' pid='60241' dateline='1412115436'Hello All,
I am fairly new to collecting and I am seeking a program that will allow me to catalog in a specific way if possible.
I would like to have the ability to have a "collection" for example consisting of a "main collection" which would then contain sub collections (eg Investment, Personal Interest, Special Releases) and under each sub category then have two further sub categories for "series" then finally the coins of that series. I have looked at several programs, but they all seem to only allow for a single collection, then each coin is listed within it, without the flexibility of being able to keep track of coins already obtained that are part of a "series release"
If anyone can suggest a program that will allow me to catalog in the way I desire, I would truly appreciate the suggestion of which program to seek out. The ability to keep track of the coin release number etc would be a real bonus as I tend to purchase mainly coins with very low mintages.
Thank you in advance to anyone taking the time read this or responding to it, also for putting up with my somewhat long winded description.
Excel spreadsheet - you can shape it into anything you like.
I think that we do that at work with links embedded to other folders etc
Quote from: 'DBDingo' pid='60241' dateline='1412115436'seeking a program that will allow me to catalog in a specific way
First up, welcome.
Excel will certainly do the job, as suggested, but it will get mighty unwieldy mighty fast.
Look at databases. There are many, of varying power and ease-of-use. I personally find Filemaker Pro a good fit, even the early versions. FMP 7.0 is a pretty good compromise between flexibility and too many bells and whistles.
Regardless of what DB you choose, once you get over the hurdles learning it, you can literally make them do anything at all, exactly as you want.
Even using stock templates you're likely to get a better result than from a spreadsheet.
Thank you to all that have taken the time to reply and to make me feel welcome. I have taken your suggestion on board, I used FMP years ago to solve an issue, but had forgotten about it, so Fulvio, thank you for the memory jog, it's very likely what I need to explore.