Database Decoder

I rushed home tonight to watch the Stanley Cup Finals. I forgot they started today so I hadn't set my DVR (I know! What kind of fan am I?) and then I thought they started at 4. They didn't. I got home at 5pm just in time to hear a horrible rendition of the national anthem. I don't mind so much if the singer screws up the Star-Spangled Banner. It's a horrible song anyway. But to massacre O Canada is just sacrilege. You'd think for the Finals they could find someone who can sing in tune. Anyway, I'm getting off track here. I really came to talk about working on the contacts database at home.

After talking to Elizabeth and Steve today about a report they wanted, I realized that I was going to have to take the database offline to create new fields to get the information we wanted. And it might take me awhile to figure out the new system. So, instead of forcing the whole office to do without the database for a long period of time, I thought I'd take it home and figure stuff out in the comfort of my own home sans the interruptions that usually come my way at work.

So I zipped the almost 250MB's worth of databases and copied it onto my iPod Shuffle and off I went. I spent over 3 hours working on it tonight. (I'm glad I ate some supper before I started.) I think I have it figured out though. We'll see tomorrow when I set it up on the live database at work. I'll let you know how it goes.

Oh, and the Oilers lost and I'm bummed.