i've been hesitant to respond because i'm not sure that this is a head on solution for you, but take a look at http://corereader.com
it's certainly easier to use than access queries. simple point and click to build complex output. however, it's not designed for the fancy formatted output to which your folks are accustomed. it'll do text, browser, schema xml, and html, but it's all (intentionally) plain vanilla. > Brad wrote: > > >A programming environment; > > > > Python comes to mind immediately; very easy to learn, especially > compared to VB, and its even Windows compatible (MFC even). > > >A database maintenance utility; > > > > To what end? > > >A database query tool; > > > > Visual query tools exist for MySQL already; someone keeps posting the > name of one from time to time ... > > >A report builder > > > > Any report program that works from ODBC will work. > > -- > Michael T. Babcock > C.T.O., FibreSpeed Ltd. > http://www.fibrespeed.net/~mbabcock > > > -- John Ragan [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.CoreReader.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
