That's because thanks to Microsoft, the distinction is blurring. Microsoft's philosophy seems to be that one app can do it all. -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Peter Chiavaro Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 8:43 AM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Re: Excel-A Tough One Please excuse me for butting in.. I am just curious as to why "most people" use a spreadsheet when they actually need a database? I am not saying this is the case here, but I see this all too often. I guess this happens because "most people" don't know the difference between the two. Peter C. Stuart, FL ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu at the top. This will allow you to unsubscribe your email address or change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to share files with the group, you must join our Yahoo sister group. This group will not allow for posting of emails, but will allow you to join and share problem files, templates, etc.: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MicrosoftOffice . This group is for FILE SHARING ONLY. If you are using Outlook and you see a lot of unnecessary code in your email messages, read these instructions that explain why and how to fix it: http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc3/v28/greg28.htm *************************************************************