[Boatanchors] tube inventory

[Gary Schafer]

I have a little inventory program that I wrote in Clipper/dbase several
years ago. I used to give it to my customers to use for parts inventory in
their 2 way shops. It is a dos program and will run in a dos window fine.
It will show a duplicate part or list all parts that start with how many
ever characters you put in to search. Put in an "A" and it will list
everything that starts with "A". put in "A21" and it will only show things
that start with "A21". Easy add/subtract number of items etc.

I sent it to a few that requested it last go round on inventory programs, I
think on this list. Anyone ever have any luck with it?

73
Gary  K4FMX

> -----Original Message-----
> From: boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:boatanchors-
> bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Peter A Markavage
> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 9:30 PM
> To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] tube inventory
> 
> Seems to me I remember a number of freeware or shareware inventory
> programs floating the web on various sites. A quick Google on "free
> inventory programs" turned up 148 hits. I bet something like that
> probably would work.
> 
> Pete, wa2cwa
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> > [mailto:boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ian
> > Wilson
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 6:55 PM
> > To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> > Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] tube inventory
> >
> >
> > I have found that Excel is a straightforward way to to this.
> >
> > I use a very simple format with the tube number in the first
> > column,
> > quantity in stock in the second column, brief definition in the
> > third column
> > (e.g. "2t med-mu" for medium-mu double triode), storage location in
> > the 4th
> > column, notes (such as heater voltage, plate dissipation for PA
> > tubes, etc)
> > in 5th and subsequent columns.
> >
> > This allows you to enter the data fairly blindly, then once you have
> > most of
> > it in:
> >   - sort by the 'definition' column
> >   - add blank rows between groups of similar devices
> >   - sort each group by the 'tube number' column
> >
> > This would give you a set of groups (e.g. all the dual triodes
> > together),
> > with the tubes sorted by number within the groups.
> >
> > I have used this format to organize tubes, transformers, xtals, etc,
> > all
> > with the same basic layout and no frills whatsoever.
> >
> > The only real trick is finding the Sort command (somewhat
> > unhelpfully under
> > the 'Data' menu).
> >
> > Dick - I can send you one of my tube spreadsheets if you'd like.
> >
> > 73, ian K3IMW
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