Expert: Scottgem - 9/20/2006

Question
Hi!

I work with a non-profit, almost all our computer stuff is donated.  We are currently trying to find something to replace Professional File (yeah, a DOS program copyrighted in 1988) because the XP computers don't like DOS programs very well.  What we like about this dear old dinosaur is that we can enter things in individual records and have them come up in a list.  Also, we can search by any one of the fields and have that come up in a list or as individual records. It was easy to set up and is easy to use.  

Any suggestions on what I can use to replace it?  It doesn't need to be a new program, as long as the XP machines can run it agreeably.  

I'm not an IT person, so I hope there's enough detail so you know what I'm talking about.  

Thanks!

Janice Bernhard

Answer
If you can get Microsoft Office Pro, it includes Microsoft Access.

Any database will do what you describe (allow records to be entered and then shown in lists).

You can check openoffice.org and see what they offer as a database.

HTH
Scott<>