Hi,
I know zip about writing programs and even less about databases but I have a specific idea for a simple but customized program I would like to write or create and need help getting started.
I'm a casting director who works at a recording studio and I would like to compile all the info on the actors I work with into some sort of database of "index cards" which I can access through key words/descriptors that I enter according to how I think of them (e.g. husky, traditional, authoritative, etc.). I would also like an audio file (Mp3) to appear next to each name so I can instantly hear the actor's demo reel. Ideally, I would like to have it so i can check a box next to an actor's name whom I want to call in for an audition, then later click a button and have a list of all those "checked" actors appear, grouped by talent agency and phone number so I can immediately start making the calls.
My question is, do I need to take a class and learn a programming language? Or is there an off the shelf program that I can use to create this?
I tried downloading the free trial copy of Filemaker Pro (only because it's the only database program I know of) but I can't figure out how to use it to design what I want from scratch, and the starter templates don't quite fit what I want. But then I only worked with it for half an hour and don't know what I'm doing with it yet. (Again, I'm a dummy!)
Would appreciate being pointed in the right direction! Thanks!
Rikki
I know zip about writing programs and even less about databases but I have a specific idea for a simple but customized program I would like to write or create and need help getting started.
I'm a casting director who works at a recording studio and I would like to compile all the info on the actors I work with into some sort of database of "index cards" which I can access through key words/descriptors that I enter according to how I think of them (e.g. husky, traditional, authoritative, etc.). I would also like an audio file (Mp3) to appear next to each name so I can instantly hear the actor's demo reel. Ideally, I would like to have it so i can check a box next to an actor's name whom I want to call in for an audition, then later click a button and have a list of all those "checked" actors appear, grouped by talent agency and phone number so I can immediately start making the calls.
My question is, do I need to take a class and learn a programming language? Or is there an off the shelf program that I can use to create this?
I tried downloading the free trial copy of Filemaker Pro (only because it's the only database program I know of) but I can't figure out how to use it to design what I want from scratch, and the starter templates don't quite fit what I want. But then I only worked with it for half an hour and don't know what I'm doing with it yet. (Again, I'm a dummy!)
Would appreciate being pointed in the right direction! Thanks!
Rikki
