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Hey guys.

I made a comment on the shoutbox about modifying my card list spreadsheet that I often use, and it seems there is interest in this.

Basically, I started off using the Bany spreadsheet, but I decided to personalize it, clean it up, etc.

What I currently have for columns is this:

Name
Set
Color 1 (For dual brigades, I only list ONE color)
Color 2 (For dual brigades, the second color is listed here. ALL dual brigade cards are listed twice, with the brigade cells reversed)
Card Type
Strength
Toughness
Class
Rarity (Also used for Tin numbers)
Generic (Helps a LOT for 100+ or T2)
Ability
Identifiers (currently VERY incomplete, but I just list the important ones.)

Two more I'm considering adding, Testament for a quick sorting of OT/NT cards, and then another the reference. (as there's no easy way to sort through this)

How many of you would be interested in me uploading this once I finish my modifications? I'm trying to make this as informative and easy to search as possible without having ten thousand individual listings.

Okay, I have a question for you all:

When adding the Identifiers, I'm currently leaving out "Male" and "Human" due to how FREQUENTLY those are listed.

Would you rather see those two identifiers, or is it fine for me to leave them out? I'm keeping female, gender-less, demon, and angel... so right now you can just assume a character is a male human unless you see one of these other labels

Doesn't Gil still keep his URCL up to date?

I would love it!

I'd like to be able to sort cards by the categories of "Cards worth using", "Cards probably not worth using", and "cards never worth using/defense"

I'd love to have something like this!

I'd like to be able to sort cards by the categories of "Cards worth using", "Cards probably not worth using", and "cards never worth using/defense/Alan Rice custom card"

FTFY.

No, I took that out as I never used it. I suppose it wouldn't be hard to add that column... as it's just a blank column that you just add a number into.

No, I took that out as I never used it. I suppose it wouldn't be hard to add that column... as it's just a blank column that you just add a number into.

I and I'm sure many others would appreciate it. Those of us who need multiples of cards especially.

Let us know if there's anything we can do for you. I know you don't have many/any physical cards, and wouldn't really have much of a use for them, but I feel like such an effort shouldn't go unrewarded.

One note, my class schedule is fairly busy this semester, so I can't exactly say when this will be done. I'll try to do it as quickly as I can due to the interest in the project.

Let us know if there's anything we can do for you. I know you don't have many/any physical cards, and wouldn't really have much of a use for them, but I feel like such an effort shouldn't go unrewarded.

I was already planning on doing this just for myself, so in a sense, I'm rewarding myself by finally doing it.  There's also the fact that, like you said, while I do have a decent collection of cards... I have never even had a chance to use them. So, I've stopped collecting them until I get that chance.

Though... I can think of one possible reward.........
Being a playtester would be super cool...  (Hey, I can dream right?)

It's getting to the point where they really need to be in a database.

I do know there's a way to export a spreadsheet to XML.

Oh man, having it in SQL would be awesome. I would query that so much, as for me I'd love a copy.

If people are wondering about this spreadsheet, I still have it, but school kept me MORE than busy, lol.

I didn't mention this before, but to those who have this in database form, does anyone have it in XML?

The database has been optimized and normalized into multiple tables, but if you don't mind that i can export it for you. I can give either xml or sql, whatever you'd prefer