Outdoor Action Program Files Page

This document describes the files available for downloading from the Outdoor Action Program at Princeton University. All files are by Rick Curtis, Director, Outdoor Action Program. This material may be freely distributed for nonprofit educational use. However, if included in publications, written or electronic, attributions must be made to the author. Commercial use of this material is prohibited without express written permission from the author. Copyright © 2001 Rick Curtis, Outdoor Action Program, Princeton University. Additional files are available at OutdoorEd.com (http://www.outdoored.com/articles/default.asp)

Note: All zipped files are compressed in ZIP format.

• Database Files
• Spreadsheet Files
• Document Files

Instructions for file downloading: Please select Load to Disk and click

• OUTDRPRG.MDB a Microsoft Access 2.0 database for a university outdoor program. This is the latest version of the OA sample database. (Access is currently only available in an MS-Windows Version.)
  • This HTML version explains the details of OUTDRPROG.MDB and also allows downloading of the most recent versions of the individual database files.
  • A file describing the OUTDRPRG Microsoft Access database - the RTF version OUTDRPRG.RTF (18K)
  • OUTDRPRG.ZIP (235K) to download the zipped copy of all the OUTDRPRG database files.
• WILDORNT.MDB is a Microsoft Access 1.1 database for a Wilderness Orientation Program.
  • A file describing the WILDORNT Microsoft Access database - the RTF version WILDORNT.RTF (18K) 
  • WILDORNT.ZIP (240K) to download the zipped copy of all the WILDORNT database files.
• WEB.ZIP (37K) a Microsoft Access 2.0 database for that demonstrates how to generate HTML documents from Access Reports. This new version shows how to format HTML 3.0 tables from Access.
• A general article on databases, flat file versus relational - in RTF format DATABASE.RTF (18K)

Files are created in Excel 4.0 for Windows. Instructions for file downloading: Please select Load to Disk and click

• SPREADSH.RTF (243K) to download an RTF file showing different uses for spreadsheets including descriptions of the spreadsheet samples above
• SPREADSH.ZIP (77K) to download the zipped copy of the spreadsheet files shown below.
  • BAGSPACK.XLS - Cost comparison of buying different equipment in bulk.
  • EQRENTAL.XLS - Equipment available and rented for a wilderness orientation program.
  • FOODLIST.XLS - Food ordering spreadsheet for wilderness orientation program.
  • FT93EXP.XLS - Expenses for a frosh wilderness orientation program.
  • PROGSUM1. XLS - A spreadsheet showing the program activity summary including graphs.
  • RENTLIFE.XLS - A spreadsheet calculating various rental fees for equipment based on the days of use expected from the equipment.
  • ROUTE.XLS - A sample spreadsheet for trip logistics showing hiking route, campsites, water, mileage, bus drop off and pick up.
  • DPTRTRN.XLS - A depart and return plan. This spreadsheet uses the information from bus departure and return sections of ROUTE.XLS. The cells are paste-linked so that any changes in ROUTE.XLS are updated in DPTRTRN.XLS when it is opened.

• Training College Wilderness Leaders workshop presented at the 22nd annual AEE International Conference in RTF format or TRAINLD1.RTF (65K)
• Training College Wilderness Leaders appendix files - in RTF format TRAINLD2.RTF (161K) 
• Zipped copy of both TRAINLD files - TRAINLD.ZIP (50K)
• Outdoor Action 20 Year Report in RTF format 20YEAR.RTF (86K)