<div dir="ltr">Hi Tim,<br><br>I remember you - long time no 'see'! How's the missionary support biz? I'm in no real hurry - I have a loooong ways to go yet - but I am reviving CHADDB under a new name - 'Ekklesia', and working on a Python/PostGreSQL toolset. I am currently working on a console front-end while I learn the basics of programming, and will eventually develop additional (GUI, web) front-ends (all of which *should* be independent of each other). I suspect I'm probably a good year out yet from anything really useful - mainly because of my learning curve. I don't know though - looking at my old Python console code from 2 years ago, I seem to have made more progress than I thought I had.<br>
<br>At any rate, that's where I am. Basically, it's the old CHADDB tables revamped. The local DB gurus I've spoken with seem to like my design, but I wanted wider input on it.<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 9:38 AM, Tim Young <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Tim.Young@lightsys.org">Tim.Young@lightsys.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Hi Don,<br>
I am one of those Missionary geeks you were probably referring to. For the last year or two I have been working on a database system for missionary organizations to track their donors with... One might think I would be a good candidate to look over your database design... heh heh. Let me fill in the rest of the information. I am a network admin who can do some Perl programming, shell scripting, and some C if pushed to it. I can recognize if a database is somewhat relational, and perhaps help break it down into various "normal forms." But the main thing one needs to develop a database is a familiarity with the types of data one is trying to track. And my wife always laughs when I try to do anything with numbers. She handles our checkbook, calendar, etc.<br>
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Anyway, I am willing to do what I can, but don't expect too much from me. Now, I do have some friends that might be able to do a lot better for you. Which DB project is this?<br>
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- Tim Young<br>
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Don Parris wrote:<br>
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Hi all,<br>
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I would like to ask a couple of you database gurus if you could take a gander at a database design for me, with a critical eye. As I recall, we have a few missionary geeks around here who might be able to contribute something to the design. I hate to say (or even ask) too much, since I have shelved this project at least twice (three times?) already.<br>
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know. I should probably just give up. But I am waaayyy too stubborn for that. ;-) Anyway, I'll fill in a few more details for those willing to take a peek.<br>
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...And please excuse the cross-post.<br>
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Blessings,<br>
Don<br>
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