Re: Dictionary Programs?

> What do you use to keep your lexicon orderly? Scraps of paper strewn
across
> my computer desk just isn't working well for me. :)  I currently keep
some
> of my vocabulary in one big Word file, which I realize is a pretty
limited

I currently use MS-Excel, and have a macro that processes the data in
the excel into a nicely formatted appendix in MS-Word format, which is
auto-appended to my grammar text which is also in word format. :)

> system. Does anyone have some advice on a good Windows dictionary
program
> (or any other database program, I suppose)? I tried using Access, but
I
> couldn't get the relations part to work properly.
As a general rule, with most personal projects, you're better off using
Excel instead of Access, unless you truly need extra functionality
Access provides.  I've done many different things that you'd expect to
do in a database, in Excel. :)

I'm currently experimenting with creating a MySQL database for the
dictionary, so that I can provide a searchable, web-delivered dictionary
instead of a printed version. :)

Iain

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