Card Collecting Software

[WoobieZarz]

Firstly, it's not mine... So I'm not advertising, lol.

Stumbled across this site this morning, and thought it was worth sharing;

http://2030productions.webs.com/

Basically, it's a cataloguing application to help you organise your collections.


Some may remember I was working on one quite some years back, well I still am, lol, but it doesnt look as attractive as this one. May have similar functionality, but this one here LOOKS neater than mine. I may need to upgrade my software, ha ha ha.

 

[Shaun]

Interesting, I've been using a fairly detailed spreadsheet for the past year or so, I might have to check this out see if it's worth upgrading to

 

[WoobieZarz]

Yeah I havent looked into this one TOO much, but if it contains checklists, or the ability to do it, it'd be guaranteed worth doing over a spreadsheet.

Plus, you can store scans of your cards too by the looks of it, which is virtually a portable way to carry around your PC to card shows, etc (just take your lappy), etc!

 

[Shaun]

Yeah that's something the spreadsheet had problems doing, you can attach Images to them, but when you add new cards and then sort them into correct order the pictures always fucked up. I am intrigued. I'll be looking at this tonight

 

[Shaun]

disappointing, i cant get the file to open

 

[hobo]

Do you have MS Access as I think this will be a system requirement.

 

[WoobieZarz]

I've installed this app, but havent put anything into it yet. I'll let you know how I get on.

Seems to work alright:

 

[tak35bne]

I have also installed this app......seems to be working allright so far.

 

[hobo]

Yeah it works but......it's hard work, can't import check lists, geared towards individual player PC's not team or set collecting.

Doesn't seem to suit my requirements.

Cheers
Ross

 

[WoobieZarz]

I think you're right about needing Access too. I just looked at the database of the app, and it's .mdb

I wish I could get the time to complete the one I was working on, get it out there for people to use.

 

[A_Iverson_I]

Looks nice, but if it requires other programs to work such as Access, then it's a FAIL IMO!

 

[Billyhoyle]

do you have to enter all the data or there some drop downs?

 

[Sanctum]

do you have to enter all the data or there some drop downs?

At a quick play around last night I had to enter data by hand. Would be great if there was software with inbuilt checklists.

 

[WoobieZarz]

Looks nice, but if it requires other programs to work such as Access, then it's a FAIL IMO!

I stuffed up what I wrote earlier, what I meant was that you need access (or something else to be able to open the .mdb file) if you wish to open/read the database on its own without the SCC app.

I don't believe you need access for the app to talk to the database. I'd need to check....


Hey, do you have any suggestions on what could be used as a replacement? Obviously an app can't contain the raw data, and that needs to come from somewhere.

 

[A_Iverson_I]

I stuffed up what I wrote earlier, what I meant was that you need access (or something else to be able to open the .mdb file) if you wish to open/read the database on its own without the SCC app.

I don't believe you need access for the app to talk to the database. I'd need to check....


Hey, do you have any suggestions on what could be used as a replacement? Obviously an app can't contain the raw data, and that needs to come from somewhere.

I'm not a software coder (only a web coder) so I'm not really glued into what programs like this would use. Perhaps flat files, xml, csv? Although that'd probably make searching and sorting harder.

 

[WoobieZarz]

Yeah all good man. I'd love to try and write something for the web, but in saying that, there's always a negative to every attempt (ie, you HAVE to have an internet connection to use it, etc).

 

[Brian Lee]

Scotty, I am a software developer and I have thought about doing this for a long time but I saw a few hurdles and I was too lazy to jump over them. So I just stick to my giant spreadsheet which is around 2.6 MB now and a folder structure of scans. In my opinion, that is the most portable solution that can sit on a USB. All that is required is a software that can open spreadsheets, can be open-source.

 

[WoobieZarz]

Yeah you're right there, simple and portable.

Much like the database scenario, is that you're forcing your end-user into requiring something (Excel, etc) to be able to open/manipulate the files. It's a bit different when it's for yourself, I know, but just in general I mean.

Hey, what sorta stuff do you develop?

 

[ratsdm]

I found this software a while back, havent had time to try the demo yet.

http://sportscardorganizer.com/index.htm

 

[Brian Lee]

Yeah you're right there, simple and portable.

Much like the database scenario, is that you're forcing your end-user into requiring something (Excel, etc) to be able to open/manipulate the files. It's a bit different when it's for yourself, I know, but just in general I mean.

Hey, what sorta stuff do you develop?

I am a Java web developer so I am familiar with the front end stuff, the back end stuff I know a bit but haven't really put much to practice. What about yourself?