Hi,

I am looking for a database that will help me to manage the process for
writing a book in collaboration with three people in remote locations. We
do not have the benefit of a common VPN or a network, so I am assuming that
we will have to each purchase individual copies of a database (such as
Access), and use the Replication or Import/Export features.

We need to be able to import and store Word documents, Access databases,
Excel files, all kinds of graphics, emails, and possibly Web pages. We need
to be able to share this information easily, and report on this information.
We all need to be able to make comments on the information created by the
other writers.

As far as I can tell, we cannot import pictures into Access, so we have
decided against Access for now.
We have looked at askSam, but it is not structured enough for our needs. I
am currently looking at FileMaker as an alternative.

One of our writers is familiar with Windows desktop applications, but is
extremely busy and travels every day, so we need something that is very
simple to use.

It would be nice if we could find a database that could be hosted somewhere
or was accessible somehow via the Web, to make it easier for us to share
information.

I appreciate any advice on the matter!
Michele

Why not just use the "track changes" feature in Word? You can create either
another small doc or an Excel spreadsheet to keep track of comments, etc, or
use the footnote feature in Word.

"Michele" <michele_shouse (AT) msn (DOT) com> wrote

We have a lot of research material that we have stored in an Acccess
database, plus we have lots of different graphics and spreadsheets that
contain other key information. Plus, we have about 200 Word documents that
we are sharing between us. So we need a way to keep track of all of the
different Word files, spreadsheets, and graphics.

We also like to be able to group information and run reports by topic. We
have about 100 topics right now in Access, and we can run reports from
Access to group it in different ways. But with Access, sharing the
information is difficult, and we can't store graphics.

Thanks,
Michele


"Alan" <alan (AT) erols (DOT) com> wrote