Specialty Q&A Databases

These database applications are designed by professional Q&A developers to fill real business needs. Use them as they come. Or take them apart to see what makes them tick. Redesign them to suit your needs or steal their programming.
(Some databases, where noted, are featured in a particular issue of The Quick Answer newsletter. We recommend you purchase that issue for full details on their design and use. This will help you customize them to meet your exact needs.)

WinClip—The Smart Way to Copy Data & Docs between Q&A and your Windows Programs
Not a database but an essential Q&A add-in from The Quick Answer that lets you instantly copy any database field or document to the Windows 95/98 Clipboard! You simply press Ctrl-C (or the hotkey of your choice) and BINGO!—the field’s contents (a data value, a name and address, even a multi-page letter) are in the Windows Clipboard, ready to paste wherever you need! But that’s not all. You can then have WinClip start your Windows program so you can immediately paste the data or document into it (Ctrl-V or Edit / Paste) and finish the task! When you quit the external program, you’re back in Q&A! WinClip makes working between Q&A and Windows programs incredibly easy! Specify for Q&A 4.0 or 5.0, $49 Item #WC01. More Details

The Q&A-to-MS Word Mail-Merge Master It's Powerful!
The no-effort way to maintain your data in Q&A and use Word for Windows merge documents. The Q&A 5.0 database builds a Word-compatible merge data file (with names and addresses) on-the-fly as you select your contact records. At any time, you can choose your Word merge document from a pop-up list and auto-start Word to run the merge-print! But there's more! The Master optionally posts the date and letter sent to each contact's record, and even merge-prints envelopes for them! Merging your Q&A data with MS Word couldn't be easier! Includes two versions (two user-modifiable databases), one where you store your names and addresses in the database itself (you can plug the fields and programming into your own address database if you like), and another that looks-up the names and addresses from your existing address database. Includes the modifiable Q&A 5.0 databases with sample records, sample Word merge letters, sample Word merge envelope, and setup instructions. Q&A 5.0, $39. Item# MMM01

Hassle-Free Monthly Billing Statements See Samples!
If you bill your customers from an invoice or time & services database, here's how to simplify sending reminders every month. Two modifiable databases with sample reports include all the specs you need to print professional-looking monthly billing statements right from the Report module! You simply run the report each month, and you'll get a statement on a separate page for every customer or client who owes you money! Both statements (Open Invoice, and Time & Services) print on your company's letterhead, with the customer's name and address in the perfect position for a #10 window envelope. Shows statement details, amount due, and any past due amount. Documentation for these terrific time-saving billing statements is in the July 1998 Quick Answer. (Online Edition subscribers receive both databases free.) For HP LaserJets, DeskJets & compatibles. (Modifiable for other printers.) Q&A 5.0, $39. Item# MBS01

The Ulitimate Application Switcher Navigating Q&A couldn't be easier!
As featured in the July 1999 Quick Answer. This powerful Q&A 5.0 support application vastly simplifies the way you work with complex Q&A systems that involve multiple databases or "modules" such as order entry, accounts payable, customer maintenance, inventory control, etc. Features a fully customizable Master Module Menu that lets you instantly switch between modules (different databases) and their custom menu systems with a single keystroke or mouse click. Navigating between databases has never been easier. No filename typing, no hunting for the database you need. You simply select it from the Master Menu and Q&A automatically loads its corresponding macro file and displays the module's custom Main menu, ready for you to select your task within that module. The July 1999 issue details how the Applicaton Switcher works and how to set it up to drive your entire Q&A system. Designed for use on PC's running Windows 95 or 98 because of the unique way it utilizes supplied batch files to auto-swap Q&A macro files. Q&A 5.0, $39. Item# UAS01

The Pro Disk Cataloger
Keeping track of the files on your floppy disks couldn’t be easier. Just pop one into the drive, and this remarkable database automatically copies the file information from it into the database record. Add a title, a few keywords, some comments if you like, then save the record. Store information on all your valuable diskettes the same way. When you’re done, you’ll be able to quickly search the database for the exact diskette that contains the file or files you need. You’ll never do The Floppy Shuffle again! Q&A 5.0, $39. Item# PDC01

The Q&A Program Evaluator
Can’t figure out why Q&A won’t accept your program? Don't kick the cat or give up in frustration. Just copy the program to Q&A's clipboard (Q&A 5.0) or a file (Q&A 4.0), then drop it into Jeff Nitka’s Program Evaluator database to find out where the errors are and what they are (something Q&A’s program compiler won’t tell you). Snags all common syntax goofs such as misspelled function names, incorrect number of parameters, missing parentheses and French braces, missing IF-THEN-ELSE components, and other illegal stuff. (Does not flag invalid field names, and works best on moderately-sized programs.) As reviewed in the February 1996 issue. Design locked. Specify for Q&A 4.0 or 5.0, $39. Item# PE01

QuickClick CalendarPlus (See It 120K - 1 minute)
This slick database from Tom Marcellus shows the full calendar for any month of any year (defaults to the current month and year). Click on any month to view it. Change the year with a single click. Shows holidays plus any special days (anniversaries, birthdays) you want to be reminded about. Its built-in Scheduler helps you plan activities and set deadlines. Counts working days and calendar days between dates. Fully configured to run the custom macros and external programs you specify by selecting them from pop-up lists. Includes linked Post-It Notes database for reminder notes and to-dos. The Calendar automatically flags them for you on the target date. The QuickClick Calendar Plus can serve as your Q&A control center. Demonstrates advanced Windows-like Q&A form design. Includes macros and complete documentation for custom setup and use. (Best if used with mouse) Q&A 5.0, $39. Item# QCC01

SurfDrive
Awesome database from Jeff Nitka lets you surf your hard drive directories in real-time to find the file(s) you need. Works like Windows File Manager or Q&A’s List Files screens, but lets you locate and select files (via a pop-up picklist) from a database record. Useful for inserting (or just reviewing) Write documents and ASCII files on-the-fly, or simply to check if a file exists. Quickly switches to lower- or higher-level directories at your command. You can steal the code for use in any application where you need to find out what files are where on your hard drive(s). As featured in the January 1997 issue. Q&A 5.0, $39. Item# SD01

Time Zones Plus
Handy database tells you what time it is where you’re about to call, whether the business is open or closed, how many hours until they open, and a whole lot more. Accompanying Lookup database includes a whopping 200 records with time zones for US states, Canadian provinces, and all the countries of the world from Albania to Zimbabwe. As featured in July 1996 issue, Q&A 5.0, $39. Item# TZP01

The Amazing Tune-O-Matic (See it 120K - 1 minute)
Fun database by Tom Marcellus helps you compose tunes to playback from any database. You click the notes, set the durations (quarter note, whole note, etc.) and the Tune-O-Matic records them as you listen to what they sound like. Edit your tunes as you go to get just the right pitches and durations. When you’re done, have the Tune-O-Matic compile your composition into an @Play program you can then copy and paste into any database. You can make any @Play program conditional, so Q&A will play Charge!, for example, when a high enough order amount is entered. Includes sample tunes such as Happy Birthday, CHARGE!, Ode to Joy, and Take Me Out to the Ballgame. The perfect add-on for livening things up around the office (or driving your spouse to drink). As featured in August 1996 issue. Requires mouse. Q&A 5.0, $39. Item# TOM01

Database with Subforms (See it 120K - 1 minute)
Powerful customer database by Tom Marcellus includes built-in subforms to view, add, and delete notes and view invoice information right from the customer’s record. (Notes and invoice records are stored in their own separate databases, but you don't have to leave the customer's record to manipulate them.) Includes three customizable databases: Customer, Notes, and Invoice. This is Q&A made to work like a relational database. Steal the design and programming to build your own forms-within-forms applications. As featured in May and June 1997 issues. Requires mouse. Q&A 5.0, $39. Item# DWS01

Accounting Code / Subcode Application
Chart of Accounts database (CODES.DTF) stores your accounting codes, subcodes and their descriptions. You can look these up from any database by typing the code or subcode, or by selecting the code or subcode's description from a pop-up selection llist. Includes PAYABLES.DTF database (with built-in lookups) for a ready-to-use or customizable mini-accounting system. Lets you run reports that show, for example, dollar breakdowns, subtotals, and totals by all your expense categories and subcategories for any period. (Every accountant's fondest dream). As featured in the August 1997 issue. Q&A 5.0, $39. Item# ACA01

Pushbutton Multi-Label-Maker
Quickly print (on-the-fly) any quantity of shipping labels for the current customer, invoice, sales order, or other record. Optionally print on the labels a custom line of text such as Ship via Fed-X, or variable line of text such as Box 1 of 3, Box 2 of 3, and so forth. Works in Update or Add Data mode, whether or not the record is saved. Prompts for quantity of labels to print and optional custom line of text to add. You can modify the programming to work in any database that contains addresses. As featured in the January 1997 issue. Q&A 5.0, $39. Item# PLM01

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