[Boatanchors] tube inventory

[Carl]

Id like a copy of that Gary, my own tube inventory is getting totally 
out of control!

I have a vintage P2-333  PC dedicated to DOS 6.2 for YO/AO antenna 
programs as well as many old 286/386 era engineering programs.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary Schafer" <garyschafer at comcast.net>
To: "'Peter A Markavage'" <manualman at juno.com>; 
<boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 12:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] tube inventory


>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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