I've never even used TS99 so I don't know exactly what's involved.. but rest
assured, I fear no relational database :) In fact, that may work out better.
I could, if I'm thinking correctly, set it up where the race admin downloads
a TS99 database created by the website. It can still be uploaded to the
website to process the results as well.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-autox@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-autox@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Alan Pozner
> Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 2:50 PM
> To: 'lamont@xnet.com'
> Cc: 'autox@autox.team.net'
> Subject: RE: Online Registration
>
>
> Bradley Lamont wrote:
>
> >>What would be even better would be to create a translator
> to convert the
> MS
> Access to the format used by TS99 so we could just download
> the file and go.
>
> Brad<<
>
> Actually TS99 files are access databases with different
> extensions. The
> problem is writing queries to add your data correctly to a
> TS99 file. Like
> most well written database programs TS99 takes advantage of Relational
> Database features of Access to noramlize data (reduce
> duplication to you
> non-DB junkies) This does make it more difficult to insert
> your own data
> without using TS99
>
> Regards,
> Alan
>
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