Database IS ready
windy_moon:
Hee hee. My husband "caught" me with my notebook last night (new attempt to accumulate data in anticipation of this DB) and laughed so hard he practically threw his back out.
He thinks I'm a geek, can you imagine? ??? What makes him think that? Isn't it perfectly normal to keep copious notes on a computer game when you can't be bothered to balance your RL checkbook?
Anyhoo, he'll not catch me so easily if it's on the computer.
Downloading now. I have tons of Sims, so we'll see how far I get before I start pulling my pretty little curls out.
Big thanks!
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Edit: I just downloaded and started to play. You are a Rock Star! (There aren't too many times a database guy gets called a Rock Star, so run with it. ;D)
This may be obvious as I proceed, but any thoughts on unique household names? Real bear in my neighborhood that many households have the same name. I'm curious what other people are doing. I guess I could make them numeric... March 1, March 2, March 3....
Also, killer report for me would be by age level. I'm always keeping lists of who are the toddlers, children, teens, etc. as I like to grow my generations together.
Another report/thing to keep track of - who woo-hoo'd whom. These Romance Sims are very demanding of variety.
Hee hee. Love this. Will take me forever to get the data in but, I just love all of the little records like scholorships earned etc. :)
skandelouslala:
I started adding things in last night
Let me tell you this has become a new obssession for me lol
I have my sims running in one window and this in another so I can update as things the database keeps track of happens...oh it's quite a sad sight I'm sure ;)
It can be a bit time consuming. I'm sure when I go to my custom hood it will be a long drawn out process. I don't mind really though b/c I am always writing things down anyways or keeping track of things in my head..it's nice to have an "all in one" place to put down info.
Oddysey:
*cackles maniacally*
Mwahahah! Yet another reason to get a laptop. Yeeees. And maybe a lab assistant too. <lightning crashes>
I've been thinking about putting togethor records for my sims for a while now, but never really got around to it, mainly because I would start with one format, then get annoyed and switch to something else. With the format already in front of me, I'm less distractable.
One random thing that might be useful would be if either it came with or one could download the sims that come with the game -- Pleasantview, Strangeville, Veronaville, and the standard townies. Would cut down on reduntant data entry somewhat. I'd be willing, once I get the hang of the program, to do/help with that. Don't really know how feasible it would be, but something to think about.
Equally random: It would be really, really nice if the game allowed us to edit existing household names. I suppose I could do it in SimPE, but it would still be a nifty feature.
Kyna:
I've been having fun playing with this dbase.
I was a little concerned that I couldn't print a household report without getting all the households - then I discovered the search button :D Very nice search feature.
A couple of questions/issues :
* I've been using a genealogy program to keep track of my sims data, and I know I'm not the only one who does this - any chance of being able to import data in GEDCOM format? Then I wouldn't have to retype the data that I've already got in the genealogy program.
* When a sim marries, and I then change the surname of one of the sims in the database, the children display the parent's new surname, however the spouse field doesn't update the name. I find I have to delete the union then relink the couple. (Eg if Mary Smith marries Bob Jones and becomes Mary Jones then Mary's children will correctly show their mother's name as Mary Jones, however Bob is still pointing to Mary Smith as his spouse, and I can't click to go to Mary's record by clicking in Bob's spouse field unless I put in a new link to Mary Jones). I hope I've explained that without being too confusing.
That glitch aside, I really like this program. Thanks for sharing it with us.
smcnic:
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This may be obvious as I proceed, but any thoughts on unique household names? Real bear in my neighborhood that many households have the same name. I'm curious what other people are doing. I guess I could make them numeric... March 1, March 2, March 3....
Two suggestions. What I've been doing is using the last name, plus the lot name. One of my lots, for instance, is Fatabs Alpine Lodge, another is Fatabs 3 Burberry Lane. Going numeric like you were thinking might actually be useful, though, if you wanted to keep track of what generation the household was at a glance.
My other suggestion is, if most of your households contain a married couple, do use the last name and the maiden name. Williams-Hart, Smith-Skyart, whatever. Just a thought. :)
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