[mso] Jim ... Difference between spreadsheet programs and database programs

  • From: "Linda F. Johnson" <linda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 19:24:30 -0500

Jim  ... Excel can be used to produce databases, but only "flat" databases,
whereas Access is for "relational" databases ... this website explains the
difference between flat and relational pretty well

http://websiteowner.info/articles/cgi/databasetypes.asp

Linda

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-----Original Message-----
From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of James Wells
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 3:49 PM
To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [mso] Re: Excel-A Tough One

OK, Peter, I'll bite!  What exactly is the difference??
Jim

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