hello, Bryan. Sorry I can't help with your questions. I haven't worked with
those programs. Paul Henry  at [log in to unmask] or Sarah Fontaine at
[log in to unmask] might know something useful. Hope your summer is
going well. John Smart

At 09:22 AM 6/21/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I have just started an 8-week contract as an archives technician with
>Lakefield College School and have been asked to do some research into the
>possibility of switching database software. We are using MS Access 97, but
>we are thinking of switching to InMagic DB/Textworks 4.0.
>
>I have several questions about this process. Has anybody out there switched
>from Access to DB/Text? Was it a difficult project? Is MS Access widely used
>in the field of archives? Is it a worthwhile project to switch from MS
>Access to DB/Text? Finally, roughly how long should it take to set up a
>DB/Text database for a small archives?
>
>Answers to any, and all, of these questions would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
>Thanks.
>
>Bryan Parnell
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