NCRS Camaro , Chevelle, Nova 65-72 Document Services

[jannes_z-28]

You could try asking them, it is possible with a manual database query for just that case.

[olredalert]

----A person could try asking. No harm in that, but the leadership of NCRS has been known to be unco-operative, some might say notoriously unco-operative when asked to do things like this. It wasn't always this way. Early on, there were no hidden agendas, just a desire to hang around with likeminded Corvette friends and learn a thing or two. Just my opinion but I feel things have changed......Bill S

[twertsy]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: olredalert</div><div class="ubbcode-body">----A person could try asking. No harm in that, but the leadership of NCRS has been known to be unco-operative, some might say notoriously unco-operative when asked to do things like this. It wasn't always this way. Early on, there were no hidden agendas, just a desire to hang around with likeminded Corvette friends and learn a thing or two. Just my opinion but I feel things have changed......Bill S </div></div>

What the hell, I sent them a note and will see what they say. Can't hurt I guess although I'm not optimistic about a positive response.

[twertsy]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jannes_z-28</div><div class="ubbcode-body">You could try asking them, it is possible with a manual database query for just that case. </div></div>

Well, got an email back from them. It appears they &quot;can't query multiple fields at the same time&quot; in their &quot;database.&quot; That's what I'd need in order to get what I'm looking for. I didn't pursue it any further as I already know how incensed I'll get about the technology side. The search goes on.....

[jannes_z-28]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: twertsy</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jannes_z-28</div><div class="ubbcode-body">You could try asking them, it is possible with a manual database query for just that case. </div></div>

Well, got an email back from them. It appears they &quot;can't query multiple fields at the same time&quot; in their &quot;database.&quot; That's what I'd need in order to get what I'm looking for. I didn't pursue it any further as I already know how incensed I'll get about the technology side. The search goes on..... </div></div>

Well, the guy who answered doesn't want to or can't do it. I know you can if you want :-)

Jan

[twertsy]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jannes_z-28</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: twertsy</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jannes_z-28</div><div class="ubbcode-body">You could try asking them, it is possible with a manual database query for just that case. </div></div>

Well, got an email back from them. It appears they &quot;can't query multiple fields at the same time&quot; in their &quot;database.&quot; That's what I'd need in order to get what I'm looking for. I didn't pursue it any further as I already know how incensed I'll get about the technology side. The search goes on..... </div></div>

Well, the guy who answered doesn't want to or can't do it. I know you can if you want :-)

Jan </div></div>

Jan? Not sure I fully comprehended that?

[Mr Yenko]

Got an email yesterday saying they are refunding my money cause they cant find anything in there database.. bummer

[jannes_z-28]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: twertsy</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jannes_z-28</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: twertsy</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jannes_z-28</div><div class="ubbcode-body">You could try asking them, it is possible with a manual database query for just that case. </div></div>

Well, got an email back from them. It appears they &quot;can't query multiple fields at the same time&quot; in their &quot;database.&quot; That's what I'd need in order to get what I'm looking for. I didn't pursue it any further as I already know how incensed I'll get about the technology side. The search goes on..... </div></div>

Well, the guy who answered doesn't want to or can't do it. I know you can if you want :-)

Jan </div></div>

Jan? Not sure I fully comprehended that? </div></div>

The answer you got tells me that the guy who answered has a user interface that only let you enter a VIN and when you press the OK-button you get the record for that VIN. It present what it found in the database.

When you setup a database you have tools that let you send queries to the database and you can set up a specific query that you will use in the user interface.

So in your case you would have to use that database tool to ask the query that would present the data you want from the records, i.e. all the VIN's from dealer XX.

There is no problem to get the data you want if you have that tool. So my conclusion is that the guy who gave you the answer only knows how to enter the VIN and press the OK-button or he knows how to ask the query with the tool but doesn't want to.

Jan

[twertsy]

Aha.......that's what I meant when I said &quot;I'd get incensed about the technology side.&quot; Having done a ton of IT consulting, I know full well it'd be simple to get that info, assuming you have direct access to the database. My &quot;guess&quot; is that the NCRS folks do NOT have direct access. I'd wager that they have been given an interface page allowing them to enter a VIN, and that's it. I can think of scores of valuable queries I could make into that database that would benefit the hobby immensely!

Oh well, baby steps I guess.