Re: OT: Collecting data in text files

2001-08-28 Thread Joachim Trinkwitz
Abner Gershon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I currently collect lists of information on many > topics such as restaurants, phone lists, file folders, > slides using a database program, Lotus approach. Since > I am the only user of this information I thought I > could record this information in tex

Re: OT: Collecting data in text files

2001-08-28 Thread Paul Huygen
Abner Gershon wrote: > [..] I thought I could record [textual] information [e.g. >restaurants, phone lists..] in text files using vim >and then use gawk and sed to access this data. >I currently collect lists of information on many >topics such as restaurants, phone lists, file folders, >slides

Re: OT: Collecting data in text files

2001-08-27 Thread Erik Steffl
Paul M Foster wrote: > > On Mon, Aug 27, 2001 at 12:29:17PM -0700, Abner Gershon wrote: > > > I have am currently dual booting to debian and would > > like to change to rely more on debian and related > > applications. > > > > I currently collect lists of information on many > > topics such as re

Re: OT: Collecting data in text files

2001-08-27 Thread Paul M Foster
On Mon, Aug 27, 2001 at 12:29:17PM -0700, Abner Gershon wrote: > I have am currently dual booting to debian and would > like to change to rely more on debian and related > applications. > > I currently collect lists of information on many > topics such as restaurants, phone lists, file folders, >

Re: OT: Collecting data in text files

2001-08-27 Thread Cliff Sarginson
On Mon, Aug 27, 2001 at 12:29:17PM -0700, Abner Gershon wrote: > I have am currently dual booting to debian and would > like to change to rely more on debian and related > applications. > > I currently collect lists of information on many > topics such as restaurants, phone lists, file folders, >

Re: OT: Collecting data in text files

2001-08-27 Thread dman
On Mon, Aug 27, 2001 at 12:29:17PM -0700, Abner Gershon wrote: | I have am currently dual booting to debian and would | like to change to rely more on debian and related | applications. | | I currently collect lists of information on many | topics such as restaurants, phone lists, file folders, |

Re: OT: Collecting data in text files

2001-08-27 Thread Robert Waldner
On Mon, 27 Aug 2001 12:29:17 PDT, Abner Gershon writes: <...> >I currently collect lists of information on many >topics such as restaurants, phone lists, file folders, >slides using a database program, Lotus approach. Since >I am the only user of this information I thought I >could record this inf

OT: Collecting data in text files

2001-08-27 Thread Abner Gershon
I have am currently dual booting to debian and would like to change to rely more on debian and related applications. I currently collect lists of information on many topics such as restaurants, phone lists, file folders, slides using a database program, Lotus approach. Since I am the only user of