Wasted time -database frusration

I spent the better part of 2 hours last night cataloguing into my MS Access collection database a group of six Roman Republican bronzes that are on their way to me from the U.K. Checking and inputting references, dates, provenanaces, grading etc. Today I logged on and none of my new entries were there. AAAARRRRGH!!!!

 

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ARGGGH! I feel your pain.

 

I feel your pain too. At least it's only 6 coins. I'm having to recreate my entire database of 33 coins as my old database is woefully inadequate. I started it as a newbie and now that I have more experience I realized that I could have done a better job at it. So it's back to square one and starting from scratch.

 

Aargh!!

Okay, but has everyone here met @Bing? His computer crashed and he lost all pictures of something like 700 coins. He had to rephotograph each and every one of them. I think he ended up enjoying it. Hmm... come to think of it, what's wrong with Bing?

 

Not a thing actually. Mostly just been watching.

That's correct. I lost them all, but it gave me the incentive to re-photograph all my coins. I was lucky in a way. I had all my files up-to-date on FAC and was able to copy much of the information.

 

But can't you migrate your existing data into to your new database?

 

That sucks it didn't take your inputs!

Part of me wants to remake my database, I actually had fun making it.

 

The really weird part is, I'm pretty sure I clicked "SAVE" more than once during the process. It maybe that I inadvertently forced a shutdown of the program when I powered off the computer. I dunno. This is Access 2016, which I only updated to a few months ago. Access 2010 was very good about saving input without extra steps.

 

Yes, but there is a lot of information I did not record on my original database that I have to create/reconstruct for my new one.

 

That totally sucks, Carausius!

 

Sheesh, don't you love technology? At least it was only 6 coins I guess. In a way posting coins on here or on your own website if you want is a good way for a backup. Your images are always online and if you typed in the attribution, all you need to do is copy/ paste everything back in.

 

Been there! There was a time that I did not include diameter in my database. After approx 200 coins, I decided to add it. This required measuring and inputting diameter for about 200 coins. I'm probably a better numismatist for having gone through that exercise. Before that, I don't know that I could have told you the typical diameter of any particular denomination - I usually focused on weight. I still don't record die orientation in my database, though I've been flirting with the idea of adding this as an "hour" number. Again, the exercise might be useful.

 

I am considering thickness of the coin too, as Aes Grave, Ptolemies, some Alexandrine, etc. type coins have a real 3rd dimension to them...

 

I don't even have a database. Just a word file with pics and descriptions, almost like an auction catalog. It needs some updating though since I've neglected it for over a year.

 

I actually enjoy the data entry and cataloguing. Putting mouse to computer organizes my thinking and encourages my researching new coins.

 

My typerwriter never does that...

 

I remember when Typewriters came out with Autocorrect ribbons and built-in software (last improvement to them before the disappeared into oblivion...)

 

Mine doesn't do that.



Me typing computer code for the irony of it.

 

Typing computer code on a manual typewriter?! That is so funny!

I think that Smith Corona typewriter and I were born the same year

 

Wow! Welcome to the NINETEENTH Century!