Fly Tying Database Program?

Post by **Hookup** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 1:46 pm

Hey guys,
I'm looking for a piece of software that will store all of my fly-tying patterns... I find loads on the web that I want to tie, but never remember them later at the bench... I figured a small program must exist where I can just type (or copy/paste) in the info from the web.

Ideally it would have some search-able fields for type of fly, materials, target species, etc...

Also, it should let me store photos of the flies and have some kind of browse feature...

If nothing really exists, any programmers want to lend a hand creating one with me?

T

Post by **Streamtripper** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 2:14 pm

I could whip you up an ACCESS database that could do what you are after..... send an email to kgodfree@hotmail.com with some detailed requirements and let me kow if you have MS ACCESS on your PC........ see what we can come up with......btw I am a programmer, not on PC's but have developed ACCESS applications.... cheers ... Kevin

Post by **beachburger** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 2:25 pm

Maybe add this site to your bookmarks.....

http://www.flytyingforum.com/index.php?act=flyindex

Post by **carp-starter** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 1:21 am

There are free software and web sites that will keep fly tying info for you. Since I do not these, I know nothing about them.

I use a very simple system to keep/store fly tying info. I use "favourites" (in AOL and Internet Explorer (IE)) and "bookmarks" in Mozilla Firefox. Whatever the name is, it is the same thing. The use of favourites or bookmark is nothing more than a simple data base.

I use Mozilla Firefox for the fly tying info that I want to retain.

All I have done is setup a hierarchy of folders and sub folders and so on. You will be able to save web addresses only.

There is a problem in using this system. In AOL I know how to save my favourites. At the end of the week, I copy ALL my data onto 12 CDs. I think I have 7CDs for anything that relates to fly tying and fishing.

In IE and firefox, I do not know how to save the bookmarks/favourites. If you have to do a system recovery or your computers dies, you will have lost all the favourites/bookmarks.

As precaution, I have duplicated all fly tying info using windows folders.

Using this system, you will be able to quickly find the fly tying info that you are looking for.

There is no search function etc.

My objective was to be able to find fly tying info quickly. My objective was also to be able to find a recipe or tutorial for a specific fly that I want to tie. Let me say that if you want to quickly find a piece of info that you have saved, you will be able to find it very quickly but manually.

It is very important to setup a good hierarchy and to use a proper naming convention.

If you want to find out more info about what I do, just PM me or let me know via a post. It will take me a bit of time to type out to describe what I have and to what to do

carp-starter

Post by **beachburger** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 5:53 am

In IE and firefox, I do not know how to save the bookmarks/favourites. If you have to do a system recovery or your computers dies, you will have lost all the favourites/bookmarks.

Here how for Firefox.....
http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Pro ... 000_and_XP

Here's how for IE.....
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/211089

HTH,
Doug

Post by **Hookup** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 7:21 am

I found the following link on some forum hit that I found from google... badly advertised, but this is exactly what I was looking for...

http://www.flysource.net/

Post by **northernfly** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 6:05 am

I have used this one in the past and it was pretty good. However the developer doesn't seem to maintain it any longer.

http://www.erobillard.com/SuperFly/

Post by **carp-starter** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 2:26 pm

beachburger

Thank you for the information. I now feel safer.

carp-starter