ooopps! ähm sorry... yes, Rekall, not Kugar! STIBS
----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Kasak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Brad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 3:47 AM Subject: Re: Access replacement... > Brad wrote: > > >I am thinking of a move from a Windows network to Red Hat Linux at my work. I > >am happy with OpenOffice for spreadsheets, word processing etc but the main > >problem is replacing MSAccess. > > > >MySQL provides a replacement for the database component but that still leaves: > > > >A programming environment; > >A database maintenance utility; > >A database query tool; > >A report builder > > > >Some of our users have had MSAccess training and are quite proficient in > >producing simple but usable applications involving: > > > >The creation of a database and tables; > >Forms to populate the database; > >Queries and reports to display the data. > > > >All this in a graphical interface without needing to know SQL or doing any > >serious programming. They would need to be able to continue doing this in the > >new Linux environment - is there a suitable "Forms" utility? > > > >We also have some "serious" applications written in MSAccess by outside > >professional programmers. This was partly done to allow the simpler changes > >(eg reports and screen layouts) to be made by the advanced users in order to > >reduce costs and delays. I would assume that a "Forms" utility would not > >provide enough features to be used here. Does this mean that development has > >to be done in the opensource equivalent of "VB" which may shut out the > >advanced users from making changes? > > > >Regards, > >Brad > > > > > We can both search together then :) > I bought Kylix 1 and was extremely disappointed with it. Don't bother > with that one... > I considered using VB under wine but that isn't really a 'pure' solution > that I can be proud of. > I'm now looking into using Python. I installed boa-constructer (a Python > IDE) last night. It looks interesting, but I don't think it's really > geared towards database type stuff. I am also considering buying Rekall > by TheKompany: > http://www.thekompany.com/products/rekall/ > It combines Python and database aware stuff, but the currently only > support very old MySQL client libraries and I haven't been able to get a > demo version working on my box, so I'm not really sure. TheKompany have > some interesting stuff though... > Anyone got anything to add to this? > > -- > Daniel Kasak > IT Developer > * NUS Consulting Group* > Level 18, 168 Walker Street > North Sydney, NSW, Australia 2060 > T: (+61) 2 9922-7676 / F: (+61) 2 9922 7989 > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > website: www.nusconsulting.com > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Before posting, please check: > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > > To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
