At our lab, we used a program called Foxpro to custom design a database for
our freezer inventory. I believe Foxpro (at least the older version that we
use) creates files that can be read by Access. The new versions use Visual
Basic to program the files. In the good-old-days, we used, at Georgetown, a
program called AIMS, that allowed us to custom linked databases. That was
on an old Wang system, but I saw an article one a few years back about a PC
version of this program. I really don't remember who makes that one.
Anyway, both of these are designer programs that you can custom make
databases. Just a couple of options, and I am sure that most database
programs can be programmed to work this way if you like. I have no
experience with off-the-shelf freezer database programs.
Doug
At 12:57 PM 3/10/2000 -0600, you wrote:
>
>
>To those who have liquid N2 freezers:
>
>How do you keep track patient inventory within your freezer?
>Do you use an off the shelf package such as Excel or Access or is there
>something else that fits the bill.
>
>Any response would be appreciated.
>
>thanks
>
>Jim Houston
>Coordinator, Flow Cytometry and Sorting
>Cell and Gene Therapy Program
>St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
>Memphis, TN 38105
>
>ph:901-495-2926
>
>
{-----------------------------------------------------------------------}
Douglas Smoot
NIDDK-Navy Transplantation Augmentation Branch
Naval Medical Research Center
AFRRI Building 46, Room 2415
8901 Wisconsin Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20889-5603
voice: 301-295-1843
fax: 301-295-6484
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Wed Apr 03 2002 - 11:55:38 EST