Hello Gena, You're correct that iDatabase is a flat database. If you need a relational database, I know that a number of people are using Tap Forms, which has both Mac and iOS apps that are accessible. I'm not sure about the status under Mavericks, but the developer has recently submitted a major update to the Mac App Store. This may not be of use to you, since you already have iDatabase. There are recent MacWorld reviews of both iDatabase and Tap Forms, if anyone wants to read up more about these apps.
Cheers, Esther On Dec 16, 2013, at 7:28 AM, Georgina Joyce wrote: > Hello Dane, > > Many thanks for your investigations. I’m very busy at the moment, so hope to > play once everything has stopped for Christmas. From what I saw iDatabase is > a very slim flat database i.e. not a relational database. Which probably mean > I’ll need to use a open source back end and write php interface. If I want to > use relational features. > > Thanks. > > Gena > On 16 Dec 2013, at 14:12, Dane Trethowan wrote: > >> Hi! >> >> I've been playing around with both the iDatabase Apps - iDatabase for the >> Mac and iDatabase for IOS - and both are reasonably priced from the >> appropriate App stores however to use it would appear that iDatabase for IOS >> is a little more accessible, I'm not saying that the Mac version isn't >> accessible< I just have to get used to the layout and learn what each item >> does when you click on it with Voiceover. >> >> In my scenario I have both Apps at my disposal so if one isn't quite as >> accessible as the other it doesn't matter so much as data between the 2 apps >> can be synced using the Cloud. >> >> The accessibility problem with the Mac App as far as I've found seems to be >> when you come to "Define" a new database or modify the structure of an >> existing one, all the elements are available for adding/inserting fields and >> you can see what sort of field you can use - that is a numeric field, big or >> small text field, date field and so on - but how to put them where you want >> them and how to tell iDatabase exactly what type of field you want, with >> iDatabase for IOS this procedure is a snap so I created some databases on y >> iPhone using iDatabase and synced them with the iMac. <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
