SIMS - Squadron Information Management System

[PDOPAWG]

SIMS is currently managed by Lt Col Michael Sperry, DCP, NJWG and is available to all CAP units.
here's the link
http://www.njwg.cap.gov/sims/

Maj Annette Carlson
DPD, PA Wing

[Tim Medeiros]

Much appreciated!  Does this work with 64-bit platforms yet?

[Slim]

Much appreciated!  Does this work with 64-bit platforms yet?

I've been using on a Windows 7 64 bit laptop, with Access 2007 and 2010 for over a year, never once had a problem.

[Tim Medeiros]

Hmm, when I was using it a while back on my laptop with the same config (it seems) I ran into a series of errors, I'll have to dig it up when I get home for work to remember what they were.

[SARDOC]

anybody have a link to a trusty website to download WINZIP free so that I can open the SIMS program.  The CAP issued Laptop doesn't come with it on here.

[rmutchler]

If you are running Windows 7, you don't need it.  You can just open it as a Compressed folder.  Otherwise, go grab 7-Zip http://www.7-zip.org

[SARDOC]

Thanks, I've finally got this program working.   Has anybody been able to share the SIMS database via a medium like google or dropbox so that multiple users can update the database?

[Phil Hirons, Jr.]

Thanks, I've finally got this program working.   Has anybody been able to share the SIMS database via a medium like google or dropbox so that multiple users can update the database?

Short Answer: Don't even think about trying.

While SIMS does use multiple Access files to separate the front end (the data entry screens and reports) and the back end (the actual data) this requires a continuous live network connection. Having this connection fail mid data change is a prime cause of Access files corrupting sometimes to the point of being unrecoverable.