[Boatanchors] Program for keeping inventory.

J. Forster jfor at quik.com
Tue May 10 17:41:35 EDT 2005


It's really easy to do in a database or a spreadsheet like Excel, or even in
Word table. There are custom inventory programs, but they are far too much for
your needs, IMO.

-John



Ken Hickman wrote:

> Hi Gang,
>
> With all the talk about keeping certain tube types I have a question:
> Why hasn't someone capable of writing programs for computers
> write a simple program for keeping tally of tubes on hand?
> Writing programs is far beyoud my capability but I would like a
> simple program in which a tube type could be typed in and it will
> record as inventory. Additional tubes of the same type would be
> reginstered with a number behind the tube type indicating how
> many are in stock. If you removed a tube, just type the in the
> tube type and put a minus sign behind it and it would automatically
> subtract from the quantity on hand.
> How about it some of you "Computer Guru's?
>
> Problem I find with programs is that the authors seemingly try to
> put everything in the program they can scrape up which only goes
> to confuse. Why not a SIMPLE inventory program???
>
> Just a continuing thought!
>
> Ken   N5CM





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