On Tuesday, June 09, 1998 12:44 PM, Kimberly [SMTP:dudette@e-tex.com] wrote: > Rusty, > I can see, from your description.. you and Gail are NOT getting the > "praise" you deserve!!!! Lots of steps involved there... but results is > great!!! and VERY much Appreciated. The over-all index is going to be > outstanding... Thank you <g>, but actually, it is pretty easy. Sounds like a lot, but getting easier every time I do it. Still in the learning curve at this point. With Office-97, creating the html file is virtually automatic. How about checking Access and see if it will output a file in "dbf.IV" format. If so, and if you wouldn't mind, I would like to have you send me a copy on diskette, and then I could reformat the two cemeteries [Eagle Creek and Forrest Hills] so they matched the others I have done. Problem with them as they are now on the webpage [and it is a small problem] is that they run off the righthand side when viewed with Internet Explorer. You can scroll across and get all the information, but, if you want to print out all or a portion, the right side is cut off. Let me know what your feelings on this are. > I used ACCESS database for Forest Hill and Eagle Creek and exported to txt > file for Gail. Didn't know what she needed.. Creating a webpage is beyond > me. I have EXCELL with MS Office 97 and LOTUS SmartSuite.. so maybe can > type future "intentions" in the program you need to save you some work. Does your Lotus SmartSuite include Approach? I bought one of the reduced price packages of Office-97, which does not include Access. So, depending on the available outputs from Access, if it won't do a dbf.IV format, I would prefer stuff in Lotus Approach. > In fact, could have e-mailed you the ACCESS database and exported from > ACCESS to EXCELL.. Have you determined a structure in EXCELL to fit on the > screen? Column width etc.?? I will share my EXCELL program with anyone > willing to help with typing if it will eliminate some of your work. From > what I remember, Greenwood, City, Algoma and Colonial Park are gonna > involve a lot of typing.. Each time with Excel it is a little different. When I dump the file from the database program to Excel, I start with the Surnam column and scroll down, adjusting to get the longest name to just fit in the column. Then do the same thing for each of the following columns. Then, when I have that right, I save it. Then open a Word document and import the Excel file. Then have to adjust the columns again so that they fit on the page [Inscription and Comments columns are usually the problem ones.] As fo Algoma and Colonia Park, don't think we are going to mess with them. Just too BIG! And, I think people can write them and get the info, as I understand they are commercial cemeteries. > Hope those doing "leg work" know they are appreciated.. especially in this > near 100 heat, sun, wind and fire ants!!! and the ticks in the unkept > ones!!! Don't want to scare off any future volunteer so won't mention the > snakes.<g> Don't tell Sue Ware about the snakes <VBG>! Rusty