<div dir="ltr">Hello all,<div>Apparently the latest version, Past Perfect 6.0 (coming soon, I believe), has addressed the problem and should not be dependent upon Visual Fox Pro. I am quite happy with our PP5, although some features are kind of outdated. In my opinion, most of those problems are based on the fact that Visual Fox Pro is the platform, and that program is outdated in and of itself. For that reason, I am hopeful that those problems, too, will be addressed in the new version. It currently scares the bejeebees out of me to update my computer, as I keep waiting for the day when I suddenly lose the ability to run the catalogue, since Microsoft isn't supporting VFP! It does not seem to be a problem with Windows 10, still.</div><div><br></div><div>If I had to choose again, even with VFP, I'd still choose PP over Access. We have found the "other half" of the program very useful - it's the part where you can track fundraising events, all your volunteers, membership base and so on. I am, however, not convinced that it's the greatest program in the world for archives, but then again, I'm not the archivist, I'm the collections manager!</div><div><br></div><div>Kind regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Christina Reid</div><div>MSA Museum Society</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 3:05 PM, Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv. <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bcma@lists.vifa.ca" target="_blank">bcma@lists.vifa.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large">I am following with interest the suggestions. Some on our board had thought we should use Access but we have not yet begun, please keep us posted as to what you decide to go with now that William has pointed out as a potential problem with PastPerfect.</div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large">Diana Ball</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 3:28 PM, Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv. <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bcma@lists.vifa.ca" target="_blank">bcma@lists.vifa.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Hello Amy,</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> PastPerfect is a great program, I quite like it; however, it is built on a no longer supported Microsoft database platform. It works fine now but there is always the chance that a Windows update or upgrade could break the program.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;color:#1f497d">William Shepherd</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Collections Officer</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Swift Current Museum</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;color:#1f497d">44 Robert Street West</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Swift Current, Saskatchewan</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;color:#1f497d">S9H 4M9</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Phone: <a href="tel:306-778-4815" value="+13067784815" target="_blank">306-778-4815</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Fax: <a href="tel:306-778-4818" value="+13067784818" target="_blank">306-778-4818</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif">From:</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif"> <a href="mailto:bcma-bounces@lists.vifa.ca" target="_blank">bcma-bounces@lists.vifa.ca</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:bcma-bounces@lists.vifa.ca" target="_blank">bcma-bounces@lists.vifa.ca</a>] <strong>On Behalf Of </strong>Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.<br><strong>Sent:</strong> Wednesday, February 24, 2016 1:41 PM<br><strong>To:</strong> <a href="mailto:bcma@lists.vifa.ca" target="_blank">bcma@lists.vifa.ca</a><br><strong>Subject:</strong> Re: [BCMA] Updating Museum Data Base</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Verdana',sans-serif">Jane, thank-you so much for your in-put, others have also mentioned PastPerfect!</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Verdana',sans-serif">On 2016-02-24 10:40, Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv. wrote:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif">Hi Amy,</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif">I would suggest PastPerfect. While it isn't a "be-all" database (and isn't the best for Archival collections), it is a fantastic recourse for smaller institutions. Feel free to give me a call if you'd like to chat more about it. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;color:#ca6329">Jane Lemke</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif">Phone: <a href="tel:%28604%29%20795-9255" value="+16047959255" target="_blank">(604) 795-9255</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif"><a href="http://www.chilliwackmuseum.ca/" target="_blank">www.chilliwackmuseum.ca</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Tahoma',sans-serif">From:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Tahoma',sans-serif"> <a href="mailto:bcma-bounces@lists.vifa.ca" target="_blank">bcma-bounces@lists.vifa.ca</a> [<a href="mailto:bcma-bounces@lists.vifa.ca" target="_blank">mailto:bcma-bounces@lists.vifa.ca</a>] <strong><span style="font-family:'Tahoma',sans-serif">On Behalf Of </span></strong>Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.<br><strong><span style="font-family:'Tahoma',sans-serif">Sent:</span></strong> Tuesday, February 23, 2016 1:08 PM<br><strong><span style="font-family:'Tahoma',sans-serif">To:</span></strong> Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.<br><strong><span style="font-family:'Tahoma',sans-serif">Subject:</span></strong> [BCMA] Updating Museum Data Base</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Verdana',sans-serif">Hello All,</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Verdana',sans-serif">Does anyone have any information on a great data base for smaller museums? We are currently using Access and is very limited in what it can do. Any ideas would be very much appreciated! Thank-you in advance.</span></p>
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