> So I was wondering, how do you keep track of what parts (type, quantity, ...) > you have? Do you use Access (or some other kind of database) or a specially > made program or ....? We once used Parts & Vendors. A bit quirky but useable. Alas they kept forcing us to but upgrades and finally they orphaned product so we went over to just using a general purpose spreadsheet (Excel). Actually, we should have had a hint that P&V was not suitable for us when the "low price" software turned out to be subtly crippled -- odd things like not being able to edit certain columns. We ended up spending a good bit more for the software only to find out that we had to buy it all over again (about a year and a half later) when they came out with the W2K version. Cheaper to roll-your-own IMHO. Aza D. Oberman -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist