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25-Jan-2007

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tachigi

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Ohhhh Myyyyy ...... and I'm still trying to remember all the latin names for my plants

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25-Jan-2007	#22
BrianP03103 bonsaiTALK Master Join Date: Dec-2006 Location: Manchester, NH Country: USA USDA Zone: 5A AHS Heat Zone: 4 Posts: 390	Reference Well, this is just a point of reference when these (unfamiliar) terms are used in further replies, rather than repeating the definitions time after time. Think of it as a thread-specific FAQ, OK? Brian __________________ Everything on all planes of existence is interconnected - you and your tree are one! __________________________________________ Download information for the Bonsai Management System: http://home.comcast.net/~BrianP03103/BonsaiManagementSystem.txt

25-Jan-2007	#23
watchndsky bonsaiTALK Expert Join Date: Oct-2006 Location: W-S, North Carolina Country: United States USDA Zone: 7a AHS Heat Zone: 7 Posts: 151	At the risk of embarassing myself, I have built my own small app in Access for the windows users that are interested. I would be willing to share if anyone wants to email me, I'd be glad to send you a copy. One size would definitely not fit all, but it might be a good starting point for others. It mainly allows the following: entering new trees, copying - pasting large amounts of text for care notes for various tree types (from articles Ive found on the net - sure beats typin) entering in general care/progress notes for each tree, cost, size, age, entering in seasonal notes for all or specific trees. Etc. Keep in mind this is NOT a professional finished project, I did it quick and in a way that works for me. It allows me to quickly track what I have done on a certain tree, review the hx and know what has /hasnt worked for me. I didnt include a way to import images, it was more convenient for me to save photos in my photo dir which is already highly organized. There are some gotchas with importing images in to access, but one of the easiest ways is to build a table that allows the filename path to be linked to a particular tree (this would of course vary among different users but a quick google search would provide even the unitiated with the directions on how to do so) This would prevent the size of the app from exploding and is only a suggestion. But depending on the user, thats one quick and easy way of linking your photos back to a particular tree. Anyone interested shoot me a line, its in acc2000 if you need it in 97 format let me know. And please be easy on your opinions on it - I built this in 30 minutes because it fit my schedule and my needs - if it doesnt meet yours then dont yell at me! If it does, or if you have some ideas on how to improve let me know. If there is sufficient interest I might could devote some extra time to create a more finished product.

25-Jan-2007

#24

BrianP03103

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Embarrassed?

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Originally Posted by watchndsky

At the risk of embarassing myself, I have built my own small app in Access for the windows users that are interested. I would be willing to share if anyone wants to email me, I'd be glad to send you a copy.

Please, never be embarrassed of your best efforts. That is the reason bonsai newbies like us can feel free to show our efforts to date, knowing that we will receive only helpful comments and guidance.

Brian

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25-Jan-2007	#25
BrianP03103 bonsaiTALK Master Join Date: Dec-2006 Location: Manchester, NH Country: USA USDA Zone: 5A AHS Heat Zone: 4 Posts: 390	BonsaiStyles OK, here we go... BonsaiStyles Table defining styles of bonsai pruning and forming Name - 50 Character Text - The English name of the Style (is the Japanese name needed?) Description - Memo - Freeform definition of the Named Style Photo - Link - Pointer to BLOB in specialized Linked Database for Photos __________________ Everything on all planes of existence is interconnected - you and your tree are one! __________________________________________ Download information for the Bonsai Management System: http://home.comcast.net/~BrianP03103/BonsaiManagementSystem.txt

25-Jan-2007	#26
BrianP03103 bonsaiTALK Master Join Date: Dec-2006 Location: Manchester, NH Country: USA USDA Zone: 5A AHS Heat Zone: 4 Posts: 390	Styling Styling Table delineating styling efforts as it applies a particular bonsai specimen Date - General Date (dd-mm-yyyy) - Historical marker specifying when a particular styling effort was performed StyleID - Link - Pointer to BonsaiStyles record, showing the goal of the Styling TrunkCuttingDescription - Memo - Freeform definition of the Trunk Cutting (if applicable) PruningDescription - Memo - Freeform definition of the Pruning (if applicable) WiringDescription - Memo - Freeform definition of the Wiring (if applicable) Are any additional descriptions required? __________________ Everything on all planes of existence is interconnected - you and your tree are one! __________________________________________ Download information for the Bonsai Management System: http://home.comcast.net/~BrianP03103/BonsaiManagementSystem.txt

25-Jan-2007	#27
BrianP03103 bonsaiTALK Master Join Date: Dec-2006 Location: Manchester, NH Country: USA USDA Zone: 5A AHS Heat Zone: 4 Posts: 390	Fertilizers Fertilizers Table defining Fertilizers for bonsai Type - Number - Brief, NON-MODIFIABLE list of Fertilizer Types Name - 50 Character Text - The name of the Fertilizer Description - Memo - Freeform definition of the Named Fertilizer Source - 50 Character Text - Source of the Fertilizer (URL, or whatever) __________________ Everything on all planes of existence is interconnected - you and your tree are one! __________________________________________ Download information for the Bonsai Management System: http://home.comcast.net/~BrianP03103/BonsaiManagementSystem.txt

25-Jan-2007	#28
BrianP03103 bonsaiTALK Master Join Date: Dec-2006 Location: Manchester, NH Country: USA USDA Zone: 5A AHS Heat Zone: 4 Posts: 390	Fertilizing Fertilizing Table delineating fertilizing efforts as it applies a particular bonsai specimen Specimen - Link - Pointer to Specimen record, identifying the specific bonsai being fertilized Date - General Date (dd-mm-yyyy) - Historical marker specifying when fertilizer was administered FertilizerID - Link - Pointer to aFertilizer record, identifying the fertilizer used Method - Number - Brief, NON-MODIFIABLE list of Fertilizing methods Period - Number - Brief, NON-MODIFIABLE list of Fertilizing periods (weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly, etc) Frequency - Number - Specifying how often Fertilizing is done An example of the usage of the above two Fields: Period value 2="Weekly" and Frequency value="3"; results translate to "Every 3 Weeks" The Period/Frequency would be reported using the translation (Information), not the raw Data __________________ Everything on all planes of existence is interconnected - you and your tree are one! __________________________________________ Download information for the Bonsai Management System: http://home.comcast.net/~BrianP03103/BonsaiManagementSystem.txt

25-Jan-2007	#29
BrianP03103 bonsaiTALK Master Join Date: Dec-2006 Location: Manchester, NH Country: USA USDA Zone: 5A AHS Heat Zone: 4 Posts: 390	Watering Watering Table delineating Watering efforts as it applies a particular bonsai specimen Specimen - Link - Pointer to Specimen record, identifying the specific bonsai being fertilized Date - General Date (dd-mm-yyyy) - Historical marker specifying when water was administered Method - Number - Brief, NON-MODIFIABLE list of Watering methods Period - Number - Brief, NON-MODIFIABLE list of Watering periods (weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly, etc) Frequency - Number - Specifying how often Watering is done An example of the usage of the above two Fields: Period value 2="Weekly" and Frequency value="3"; results translate to "Every 3 Weeks" The Period/Frequency would be reported using the translation (Information), not the raw Data __________________ Everything on all planes of existence is interconnected - you and your tree are one! __________________________________________ Download information for the Bonsai Management System: http://home.comcast.net/~BrianP03103/BonsaiManagementSystem.txt

25-Jan-2007	#30
BrianP03103 bonsaiTALK Master Join Date: Dec-2006 Location: Manchester, NH Country: USA USDA Zone: 5A AHS Heat Zone: 4 Posts: 390	AcquisitionSources AcquisitionSources Table identifying sources of bonsai Name - 50 Character Text - The name of the Source Description - Memo - Freeform definition of the Source EmailAddress - 50 Character Text - The email address of the Source InternetFlag - Boolean - Yes/No flag denoting whether or not the Source has a Web site URL - 50 Character Text - The Internet address of the Source __________________ Everything on all planes of existence is interconnected - you and your tree are one! __________________________________________ Download information for the Bonsai Management System: http://home.comcast.net/~BrianP03103/BonsaiManagementSystem.txt

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