I first started using Gencat when it was built on the early version of Revelations, since then it moved along with developments in revelations. I liked its ability to have multi valued fields and hierarchical fields. A number of Museum in BC have been using it. The people who developed the program have developed both a museum specific and library specific version of the software. I like working with the main system as its generic database qualities appealed to my need to tinker and develop different programs for different function. While I like Gencat, I find that at my present institution, I am not using it. The reason is partially cost, and the fact that I am working in a windows environment and using Access. I find that it can do most everything I need a database to do, plus it integrates well with my other software. Would I buy Gencat if money was no object? I am not sure! But it would be a strong competitor. -- Lee Boyko Sooke Region Museum [log in to unmask]