Just to get a general feel for interest: Should I just whip up something quick and dirty and post to the mailing list, or should I work up a nice page or two and put it on a web site?
Anyone else interested? Warnring: to work up something, it might be a week or two as school is getting really busy right now, but I'd love to do it, as I've used MySQL in multi-user environments. j----- k----- On Thursday 15 April 2004 03:05 pm, Justin Palmer said something like: > Hi Joshua, > > I would love to here more about multi-user issues (like record locking). > I searched the archives by the title and by your name with no luck. If > you don't feel like going into detail, could you point out some good > links to learn more about the subject. > > Regards, > > Justin Palmer > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joshua J. Kugler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 3:27 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Learning curve > > > Mike - > > You didn't indicate your department, so I'm not sure what your > background is. > Your message, overall, is a bit scary, as any university that far behind > > right now would be worrisome. I'm not exactly sure what you're asking > for > (as you didn't ouline your requirements), but I would first take a look > on > sites like sourceforge or freshmeat for systems that already do what you > > want. I'm sure the kind of record keeping you do has been done before. > > But as to your main quesiton, it is very doable. You just need to keep > in > mind multi-user issue like record locking. Search the archives for > messages > by me about record locking for an elegant way to do it via a flag field. > If > you can't find it, let me know, and I'll type it up again. > > j----- k----- > > On Thursday 15 April 2004 02:06 pm, Mike T. Caskey said something like: > > Hi all! > > > > I'm wondering if anyone can help me find out how much time/training is > > > > needed to accomplish my task using MySQL. > > > > My background: I'm fresh to the world of MySQL and databases in > > general. I do have some fundamental knowledge in the area of > > programming and databases, but nothing too in-depth. > > > > My story: I work for a University that is seemingly falling behind > > the technical times. My department is using MS Access as the primary > > software for handling data, but we're still mainly hard-copy for our > > records-management. Obviously, there are problems with keeping > > hard-copy for everything. I was buried in paperwork for a short while > > > > before I decided to create simple databases/forms using > > OpenOffice.org, since it was so easy. Someone in management noticed > > the consistency emerging from my office and inquired. When I told them > > > > about my databases, they decided everyone in the department could > > benefit from them and assigned the project of making this available to > > > > all. > > > > My problem: My databases are single-user systems for use in > > OpenOffice.org and would be difficult to roll them out to my entire > > team. I don't want to install OO.o on everyones computer and I don't > > want to learn MS Access as it is known for being a temporary solution. > > > > So I need something that can keep up with the times and can be rolled > > out easily (web interface?). I also need to be able to append scanned > > > > images to records (PDF or JPEG?). This is all pretty complex and I'm > > definitely not technically equipped to create this just yet. > > > > MySQL?: I believe a good question would be whether or not MySQL would > > > > be a good solution for this. What do you think? Also, how long would > > > > it take me to learn the necessary information? Lastly, how long would > > > > it take to develop such a system? > > > > I appreciate your time and information! > > Thanks, > > Mike T. Caskey > > -- > Joshua J. Kugler > Fairbanks, Alaska > Computer Consultant--Systems Designer > .--- --- ... .... ..- .- -.- ..- --. .-.. . .-. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ICQ#:13706295 > Every knee shall bow, and every tongue confess, in heaven, on earth, and > under > the earth, that Jesus Christ is LORD -- Count on it! > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Joshua J. Kugler Fairbanks, Alaska Computer Consultant--Systems Designer .--- --- ... .... ..- .- -.- ..- --. .-.. . .-. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ#:13706295 Every knee shall bow, and every tongue confess, in heaven, on earth, and under the earth, that Jesus Christ is LORD -- Count on it! -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
