inqVista, Freeware for Business & Personal Data, Picture & Image Management, With Calendar, Alarm & More.

Business & Personal Freeware,
For Data, Image, And Asset Management.
With Calendar, Clock, Timer, And More.

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Download a Free copy of inqVista, an easy to use data and image storage program for small business, office, and personal use. This version is temporarily Free, because it was create using database built with free software from python.org.

database built with free software from python.org.

Python, from python.org, free software for building this database.

Tcl, a free GUI language, used to build the calendar, clock and timer. And, Software to make the database easy to use.

Tk, an extension to the Tcl language. And more freeware, Konqueror, the HTML browser/editor that comes with the free KDE desktop, also used to maintain this site. And, Software to make the database easy to use.

Gimp, the software used to clip and modify the images on this site.

Also, it's free as a special thanks to all that generously offered help to this programmer from the many free help sites available for these languages.

For those of you that care to investigate the many thousands of free projects currently in development using these languages and others, visit the SourceForge website.

"inqVista" is easy to use freeware that will help you track information and images that relate to assets, antiques, coins, clients, employees, inventory, online purchases, real-estate, sales, phone numbers, stamps, students, and any other information that you may have a need to manage.

"inqVista" has many features, but one of its most attractive is that it is easy to use. Take a look at the sample screens below and observe how their operation reinforce that claim.

Check out the other pages on this site to see how "inqVista" can be setup.

Each of the other pages are more specific about some of the features. Also, the other pages include additional pictures and a more detailed explanation of how to setup inqVista.

Presented below is inqVista's default "Data Entry Form", ready for you to modify.

As you can see near the top of the Entry Form, the user has named this database My_Data.

You can name yours Phone Book, Client List, Inventory, Employees, Coin Collection, Student's Grades, Real-Estate, or anything else you choose.

Each record has a notefield attached, ready for data entry. You can add notes to any record as needed, then press [F2] or click on [Save Entry].

Open any record by clicking on the [Find/Edit] button or by pressing the [F2] key.

data entry with calendar, clock, print, sort, find, edit, save, options.

A click on the [Modify DB] button or pressing the [F10] key while in the Entry Form, above, brings out the Modify Database Form shown below.

From the Modify Database Form you can:

Add or Delete rows.
Change Row Names.
Change Data Type.
Move Rows.
Use these features
anytime you have a need to make a change, even after using inqVista for long periods of time.

Options, adding, changing, moving, saving, row names and data type, other modifications.

From the Modify Database Form above, pressing the [F8] key or clicking on the [Add a row] button will add a "Master" row to your Data Entry Form. Entering a row name into any entry field in the Modify Database Form then saving the name by pressing [F2] or with a mouse click on the [Save name changes] button, produces a customized database, ready to use.

Below, three additional Master Rows were added to the two original rows. The rows were named to show some of the possible row names one might find in a customized Entry Form.

Master Row number 4 was named to show some of the posibilities for the green Div button found to the left of every data entry field.

Below take a look at Master Row 4 to understand why it was name I.D./Personal Info., and how the [Div] button was used.

database entry form with renamed rows includes note field. Options shown, calendar, alarm clock, timer, sort, editor.

A click on the Div button on row 4 in the Entry Form, above, opens the Subdivision Entry Form shown below.

In this Subdivision Form, the user divided Master Row 4, I.D. / Personal Info. into 5 additional rows by clicking on the [Add a Row] button.

If this were a parts list, you could subdivide a component part into sub-parts.

Or, you could click on the Div button for Contact Info., on Master Row 5, (Entry Form Above). You might then sub-divided Contact Info into "Home Phone", "Work Phone", "Cell Phone", "Fax Number" etc.

Depending on your needs, you decide on the number of divisions for each Master Row.

Phone book, address and organizer options. Also, inventory control, appointment scheduling, data management, planner options sub division.

Return to the Entry Form by pressing the [F12} button or clicking on the [Back] button, then with a mouse click on the [Calendar] button, opens an easy to use Calendar.

From the calendar, a mouse click will change the calendar's day, month, or year. And, this calendar also has some other interesting features. For example, a Note Field for each day. And, you can incorporate the Alarm/Timer System into each note field.

It's simple to use. Each day on the Calendar is a button that when clicked, opens a note field for that date. Once opened, this note field is ready to accept notes, comments, or whatever else you can enter using your keyboard or clipboard. Close the note field and you are ready to set the Alarm/Timer.

Also, try using the calendar full screen if you need to consult a calendar often. And, for those of you that can easily switch between work stations, it can be a great timesaver. Simply keep it full screen on another desktop for quick reference.

Clicking on [Find] or pressing [F3], opens a menu that lists the first twenty-five characters from every saved note field in the calendar. This phrase of 25 characters lets you organize the calendar's Find Menu the way you think.

A click on a row in the menu opens the selected note field.

Monthly calendar showning alarm clock, and timer options for automatic opening of note field also used for sheduling and orgnizer.

From the calendar, you can set a note field to open automatically, on the day and at the time you choose. To have a note field open automatically, simply press the [F9] key or click the [Set Alarm] button and follow the instructions.
A mouse click on the 15th, opens a note field for the 15th, ready to accept data.

The note field is also a mini editor that you can use to cut, copy, or paste notes to and from your clipboard. This feature gives you the capability to transfer data between inqVista and other files and programs.

From here, you can schedule the beginning and end of an event.
Use it as a timer. Set the timer for 15 minutes, or 24 hours, or 24 days. Enter your notes and have them open when time expires or when an event should begin.

Note field with editor, cut, copy, paste, print options. Use as editor, diary, staff and employee scheduling,

Other Features and Uses:
There are many other features, to numerous to write about here, but you can download a copy and find them for yourself.

"inqVista" is more that a Phone Book, or Client Organizer. Below are links and additional suggestions for the use of inqVista. And even if you are not interested in the subject represented by the link, click on it anyway. Each link will give a more detailed explaination of how to set up and use inqVista.

Links to inqVista's other pages;
Stamp/Coin & Other Collecting.
Phone, Address, & Information Management.

Additional uses;
Antique Collection, Appointments & Scheduling, Bowling League Data, Client & personal Information management, Catalog & Doner Lists, CD & Tape Management, Employee & Student Infomation, Inventory, Picture & Photo Management.

From the author;

"inqVista" will run on win98 and newer. It has not been tested on win95 but it may do just fine on that operating system.

If you are using an older versions of inqVista, you can COPY both files of your inqVista database to a new folder. Both files are necessary for inqVista to find your database.
In the new folder, unpack the newest version of inqVista and fire it up.
You should't have any difficulities, but if you do, send an email to the webmaster with a short discription of the problem.

Upgrades are on their way;
If you have reached some restriction in the program, send an e:mail to the program manager. The e:mail address is found inside the program. Also, come back to this website from time to time, and download the upgrades. You will find that a slow removal of limitations is happening.

This Upgrade;
Open images stored any place on your hard drive, including the most requested image type, JPEG's.
Master rows have been increased from 6 to 7.
[Div] button will subdivide a Master Row from 4 into 5 subdivisions. This increases the record size to 35 rows per record, plus unlimited notefield per record.
Bugs in the print system have been repaired.

Future;
Import text files into records.

If you download inqVista, a link to a website is thanks enough and welcome, but not necessary.
If you can't add a link, a mention of inqVista on a blog is always helpful, Or, a vote for the program at any of the freeware sites that offer voting for software is also welcome.
You can find some freeware sites that link to us by first typing inqVista into your search engin. Those that have links to us will show up in the search engin list.

Installing;
After unzipping inqVista, on your Desktop or in a folder of your choice,
Please read the License.txt agreement and Install.txt.
You're now ready to go. From here you have two options.
First, you can click on inqVista.exe found in the directory created when you unzipped the zip file.
Or, you can use it from your Desktop by creating a shortcut (link) to your desktop.

To run inqVista from your Desktop, create a link (shortcut) to the inqVista.exe file.
To create a short cut, locate your mouse arrow over the inqVista.exe file and depress the right mouse button.
With your right mouse button depressed and mouse arrow locked on the inqVista.exe file, drag the file to a part of your desktop that is exposed. Release the mouse button.
A menu will open, and from that menu choose "Create a shortcut".
A small Python icon will appear on your desktop. Click on the icon to open inqVista.

inqVista's version 1.8 compresed, in zip format, is 5.29 MB (5,544,120 bytes).

A Linux version of inqVista will be available soon.

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