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Hi!
I work with a non-profit, and am currently exploring options to replace the program Professional File. It's a DOS program from 1988; the XP computers don't like it very well. Nearly all of our equipment and most of the software is donated, so your suggestion would be most helpful if it's old software that'll still run on an XP -- or if it's free software. Thanks very much for any help you can give me.
Janice Bernhard
I had not heard of the program "Professional File" so .. the internet says that it is a database program. I found nothing regarding a current version of this software.
If that is the case, then you have a variety of options when considering switching to something more current.
MySQL, www.mysql.com, is an open source (free) database program. It is however, perhaps more complex that you need. Access, from Microsoft, is quite well known and fairly easy to use; it is not free unless you have a source for obtaining software for non-profits.
Open Office is an open source (free) office program that is comparable to Microsoft Office. One of the components is a database program.
Please reply to these comments if you have more questions.
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Arthur Naman
Expertise
I can answer questions like: How can I use use the writer program in Open Office to make a table? How can I use the spreadsheet program in Open Office to create a small database and sort it? How do I enter formulas in the calc software?
I cannot answer questions about the draw or presentation programs in Open Office. I cannot answer questions about Open Office that pertain to operating systems other than Windows.
This is not a forum to have homework answered. Please do your own homework.
Experience
Experience in the area -- I have used Lotus, MS Office products for over 15 years; I have used Open Office/Star office for over five years. I generally have quit using MS Office products in favor of Open Office. Education/Credentials -- Graduate Accounting degrees from UT Austin, Golden Gate Univ.
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