I didn't know that. I've always used Office from 'you know who'.
I'll maybe look into it....probably won't, as I already own FileMaker
Pro 8. But it's worth considering. But do you all, more or less,
agree that the database in Appleworks just doesn't suit the needs of
a person who needs to set up a serious, useable database? But thank
you for the info on OpenOffice and MySQL. I was under the impression
that it was only for web based applications.
I know that this is an unrealistic expectation, but I would have
really liked if MS had ported Access along with Office. It was a
very good database app and you could use SQL queries on it easily.
You can't do that on a FileMaker database unless you want to invest
in the FileMaker Server app which is "BIG BUCKS"
Tim
On Jan 28, 2006, at 7:07 PM, Mark Christol wrote:
You can interface with MySQL thru OpenOffice.
Mark
Tim Collier wrote:
This is true, but who is going to develop the web application to
use with the database? I have been able to link a MySQL database
to a web application using GoLive from Adobe but this is also a
very expensive application. Short of that, the user would have
to take a course on some of the new web technologies and use of
HTML and XML and a few other things. This is not a practical
solution. You're also assuming that the person has a working
knowledge of SQL. MySQL is free and is VERY useful but not for
the average user.
FileMaker still gets my vote.
Tim
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