How is it that you've settled on a relational database (Access) as the right
tool for this job?

Are you aware that you have 3 or 4 learning curves to surmount before you
can pull this off?

You need to understand normalization to use a tool that is optimized for
normalized data (i.e., Access).

You need to understand how Access does things (hint: not the same way Excel
does).

You need to understand how to "hide" the stuff Access does, since you won't
want to force your users to learn Access too.

You need experience building applications ... you wouldn't start out
building a house without learning how to, right?

Good luck!

Regards

Jeff Boyce
Microsoft Access MVP

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"Taking On A Big Job" Taking On A Big wrote
in message ...
Can you guys point me towards some good resources to help me make a
database.
I want it to be able to search by provider # and name. Each person will
have
name, provider #, ss # and a big comments field. I don't want anything
fancy
right now just something that works and is simple.

If you have any suggestions or things that I should look into doing; I
would
love to get some ideas. Especially any promblems to watch out for in
Access
97 and books to read.