Fountain Pen Database Available for Download

[gnomedeplume]

What a generous gift to FPN. I just downloaded and can hardly wait to start filling fields and watching my pen collection take new shape. Thank you so much Jon.

 

Grant

[BamaPen]

Jon,

I'm using your database and like it very much. I have one idea/problem: I have some pen/pencil sets that were purchased together. I'd like to be able to "link" the record for the pen and the pencil so that I could report on sets, for example. Have you considered this, or can it already be done and I just haven't figured it out?

John

[riff raff]

I've been using this database for a few months on my work computer (can't use it at home; no Linux version available ), and it seems to work well.

 

 

 

But it appears that my copy is broken...in "list view," the number at the bottom right-hand corner keeps increasing! :ltcapd:

[jonro]

Jon,

I'm using your database and like it very much. I have one idea/problem: I have some pen/pencil sets that were purchased together. I'd like to be able to "link" the record for the pen and the pencil so that I could report on sets, for example. Have you considered this, or can it already be done and I just haven't figured it out?

John

That's an interesting idea. You might have to add that information in notes, for now. A newer version that I'm planning to release one of these days has a separate section for mechanical pencils.

[jonro]

I've been using this database for a few months on my work computer (can't use it at home; no Linux version available ), and it seems to work well.

 

 

 

But it appears that my copy is broken...in "list view," the number at the bottom right-hand corner keeps increasing! :ltcapd:

Mike,

 

My copy has the same bug.

 

Regards,

 

Jon

[deliriousduckie]

This is awesome!! I'm just a brand new user/collector, but I'm sure that I'll be getting a lot of use out of the database... I love to organize things and have records of my things.

 

Thanks!

[USMCMom]

Jon,

I'm using your database and like it very much. I have one idea/problem: I have some pen/pencil sets that were purchased together. I'd like to be able to "link" the record for the pen and the pencil so that I could report on sets, for example. Have you considered this, or can it already be done and I just haven't figured it out?

John

That's an interesting idea. You might have to add that information in notes, for now. A newer version that I'm planning to release one of these days has a separate section for mechanical pencils.

 

Perhaps I've not done things correctly, but I just put a picture of my pen/pencil set along with the other pictures on that page and then gave information about the pencil in the notes area. Seems to work for me.

[jonro]

Jon,

I'm using your database and like it very much. I have one idea/problem: I have some pen/pencil sets that were purchased together. I'd like to be able to "link" the record for the pen and the pencil so that I could report on sets, for example. Have you considered this, or can it already be done and I just haven't figured it out?

John

That's an interesting idea. You might have to add that information in notes, for now. A newer version that I'm planning to release one of these days has a separate section for mechanical pencils.

 

Perhaps I've not done things correctly, but I just put a picture of my pen/pencil set along with the other pictures on that page and then gave information about the pencil in the notes area. Seems to work for me.

That approach should work for a lot of people. I tried to make the database flexible enough to add other kinds of information without making it overly complex to use.

[USMCMom]

Thank you for doing this for us. Since I am just returning to FPs after some 30 years, I only had one pen when I joined FPN. Now, however, after contracting "the" virus, that's no longer the case, but wanted to keep an inventory and notes for pens that take up residence here. Until you offered the database, my system consisted of binder and paper. Hated it, so I really appreciate your database.

[jakespoppy]

Thank you for so generously sharing this DataBase with us. I'm looking forward to "populating" it with my pen data.

[qwerty1616]

thanks!

[RedPie]

Thanks, good looking database. I am a coffee drinker and will use the other database as well! Just great...

[SweetOne69]

I would like to add my thanks.

 

I am new to this site and currently only have a couple of pens so I don't know what many of the terms mean. As another poster mentioned the "User's Guide" is currently blank. Would you or someone else be willing to post a filled out sample page for the pen and ink inventories so newbies like myself can get a better understanding on the types of information to put in the fields.

 

Again Thank you for this wonderful application.

[apenlover]

Really really really nice!

 

Thank you

[dasnet]

Gracias!!! la voy a probar

[hardyoyo]

Thank you for creating this, your generosity is much appreciated!

[pe2dave]

There's always one!

Firstly thanks for this. Can you tell me what format it is please?

I'm on Linux and may be able to import it, then provide a mysql version?

 

Dave

[Cincy_bob]

I'm fairly new here and I just recently discovered this wonderful database tool. I spent a couple of hours this morning downloading the software and then loading in all the data for my pen collection.

 

Thanks so much for sharing!

 

[LoveMyLamy]

This is great! Thanks for sharing this and supporting my FP addiction!

[Barnett]

A wonderful tool. I'm brand new to collecting FP's and can't wait to start adding inventory.

Barnett