RE: (erielack) Passing Reports

["Tupaczewski, Paul R \(Paul\)" <paultup_@_alcatel-lucent.com>]

I think this is an effort with no "fixed" deadline. Updates can be sent
to a single point of contact and the partial results can be shared with
the list in the form of an Excel spreadsheet.

Thoughts?

	- Paul


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Spinelli [mailto:idrsspin_@_yahoo.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 11:04 AM
> To: EL Mail List
> Subject: RE: (erielack) Passing Reports
> 
> Deepnding on the deadline, I can do a page or two. 
> 
> "Caselli, John J" <john.j.caselli_@_lmco.com> wrote:  Fellow EL 
> Mail List Members,
> 
> Greetings. I contacted Paul Tupaczewski "off-list" about what 
> I have done to-date in regards to answering Steve's question 
> in his email below (last sentence), "I'd be interested in 
> knowing if anyone has any of these or if anyone has 
> endeavored to dump parts of one into an Excel or Access 
> database". Paul suggested I email you to see if there is any 
> interest in getting this "raw" data into an Excel or Access database?
> 
> Over a couple of recent lunch periods, I designed a Excel 
> spreadsheet (See enclosed) I believe pretty closely 
> replicates the ELRR Company Daily Passing Report of March 8, 
> 1967. As Steve further commented, "There are 29 pages in this 
> particular report, with 4 columns per page and I have 
> estimated about 120 records per column, giving about 480 
> records per page for a total of about 14000 records for the report".
> Needless to say, for one person to manually type-in all of 
> that information into an Excel or Access database by him or 
> herself is a very daunting task! To type into the Excel 
> spreadsheet what I have to-date
> (15 rows x 4 columns worth, actual data), has taken me 
> approximately two lunch periods (30-minutes each) all while 
> eating at the same time.:-)) If this is something that you 
> think is a worthwhile endeavor to further pursue, maybe there 
> is another 28 or so "volunteers" who would be willing to help 
> input the remaining raw-data (say, one or more pages
> each) of the ELRR Company Daily Passing Report of March 8, 
> 1967? I would be willing to volunteer my time and efforts to 
> complete one (1) or two (2) pages myself, as well compile all 
> of the data received from the other EL Mail List Members.
> 
> Even though this is a daunting task, if we could get enough 
> "volunteers", having the ELRR Company Daily Passing Report of March 8,
> 1967 in this form (Excel spreadsheet) for example, would thus 
> allow the user the capability to sort the respective 
> information to their liking!
> As a result, who knows what we all could learn and or benefit 
> from the results? Again, this is just a "suggestion", what do 
> you think?
> 
> 
> John
> ELHS #2429

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