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Example of Database-Enabled Spreadsheet ver. 0.01 ( DesignSpreadsheets.com 2005-2008) 11/22/2005 ***All blue fields are used for input.*** by DesignSpreadsheets.com http://www.designspreadsheets.com/database-spreadsheet email: info@designspreadsheets.com

Project Job No. Subject Sheet No. Made By Date Made Checked By Date Checked Comments 9/16/2005

Sample Spreadsheet with Database Capabilities Job xy Geometric Properties of a Rectangle xy admin 11/22/2005 admin 11/22/2005

Created by BridgeArt.net

Spreadsheet Instructions The purpose of this spreadsheet is to illustrate what is a "database-enabled" spreadsheet developed by DesignSpreadsheets.com. For engineering calculations which are typically repeated for different sets of input data, database spreadsheet enables to keep all different sets of input data in a single file. This is much better solution than to create multiple copies of the same spreadsheet file which can result in a maintenance nightmare. Suffice it to say that if an error is discovered, it would need to be fixed in EACH copy of the spreadsheet - database-enabled spreadsheet eliminates this. DesignSpreadsheets.com has developed a simple method by which any spreadsheet can be converted to a datababase-enabled spreadsheet. Use control the "Control Panel" tab to control the set of input data and the "Calculations" tab to perform the actual calculation. Macros must be enabled to obtain full functionality of the spreadsheet. Color coding: [CYAN shading] User's input. [LIGHT BROWN shading] Headings.

Spreadsheet Revision History 9/22/2005 [ver. 0.01] First BridgeArt.net version.

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Active Record Name

Small Rectangle
Save To Database

Select database record you want to upload and hit "Upload From Database" button.

Database of All Records 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Small Rectangle Medium Rectangle Large Rectangle Empty

Upload From Database

Save current input data to the database. The input data will be associated with active record name. Upload input data for active (selected) record.

Upload input data for the previous or next record in the database.

Add new names for records into the blue shaded fields.

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Example of Database-Enabled Spreadsheet ver. 0.01 ( DesignSpreadsheets.com 2005-2008)

Made By: Date:

Project: Sample Spreadsheet with Database Capabilities

Subject: Geometric Properties of a Rectangle

admin 11/22/2005

Job No: Job xy

Sheet No: xy

Checked By: admin Date: 11/22/2005

Small Rectangle

Enter Rectangle Dimensions:

y x b= 8 cm

a=

cm

Calculated Properties: area = ab = perimeter = 2(a+b) = Ix = (1/12)ab3= Iy = (1/12)ba3=

2 40 cm

rectangle area rectangle perimeter moment of inertia about horizontal axis moment of inertia about vertical axis

26 cm
4 213 cm 4 83 cm

Comments: This calculation was used to determine geometric properties of a SMALL size rectangle.

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