itkin@mrspoc.Transact.COM (Steven M. List) (01/24/91)
One of my dilemmas is that I don't like to have too many different programs
running at one time nor to have to remember the command syntaxes and
structures for tons of programs (okay - I DO remember a lot, but...)
I had the need to create a readily accessible telephone/address list,
and it suddenly occurred to me that Elm provided the ideal tool! I
created a dummy mail message to use for the headers (minimal headers),
then I edit that message, including the name of the company and the
main phone number as the Subject:. In the body of the message I can
then store the address, notes, Email address, FAX numbers, and the like.
I typically do all of this by editing the file =phonebook using Elm's
edit mode. When I want to look someone up, I either sort by Subject:
or use the / or // searches! Works like a charm and, since I almost
always have Elm up in a window, it's real quick, too!!
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: {apple,coherent,limbo,mips,pyramid,ubvax}!itkin@guinan.Transact.COM :jpr@jpradley.jpr.com (Jean-Pierre Radley) (01/26/91)
In article <1991Jan23.202749.1855@mrspoc.Transact.COM> steven@Transact.COM writes: >I had the need to create a readily accessible telephone/address list, >and it suddenly occurred to me that Elm provided the ideal tool! I >created a dummy mail message to use for the headers (minimal headers), >then I edit that message, including the name of the company and the >main phone number as the Subject:. In the body of the message I can >then store the address, notes, Email address, FAX numbers, and the like. >I typically do all of this by editing the file =phonebook using Elm's >edit mode. When I want to look someone up, I either sort by Subject: >or use the / or // searches! Works like a charm and, since I almost >always have Elm up in a window, it's real quick, too!! I think that's a bright idea. Neat way to keep a database with variable number of fields, and variable field lengths. How many names do you tend to keep in such an Elm mailbox? Jean-Pierre Radley NYC Public Unix jpr@jpradley.jpr.com CIS: 72160,1341