Would Dabo work well here? http://dabodev.com/
On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 6:15 PM, John Velman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm a bit out of my depth here, new to Mac, comfortable with Python, > comfortable with SQL, but lots left to learn. > > Problem: > > My daughter is starting a small business renting a certain kind of prop to > the movie industry. She needs to a) keep track of her stock, b) keep > track of rentals, c) issue invoices, and other stuff not yet fully defined. > > She has a powerbook with Tiger. I have an iMac with Leopard (10.5.3 as of > this afternoon). > > We looked into Quickbooks (which was recommended by lots of people), but it > is clearly not adapted to her needs. > > It looks to me like a database, sql, form, view, and report problem. For > starters (time was short), I set up some spreadsheets on NeoOffice, > installed NeoOffice in her machine, and did the paperwork she needed by > manual sorts, filters, and so on. OK, but for the long term... > > My current thinking is (but I've a lot to learn) something like this: > > Python as the application platform. SQLite as an embedded database. Would > be nice to use QT for user interface. > > Outputs needed in PDF format, and possible PDF with fillable forms. > > I can probably get my daughter to upgrade to Leopard, but if an app could > be developed on Leopard and run on Tiger, it would be preferable. > > Am I out of my mind? > > > Thanks, > > John Velman > _______________________________________________ > Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig > _______________________________________________ Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig
