Re: [newbie] OT - Personal Database Applications

2003-04-02 Thread bpx
>On Wednesday 02 Apr 2003 9:28 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> I apologize for the off topic post, but I have been searching for a
>> personal database application for linux.  I have a friend that is makin>g

>> the transition from MS to linux and she is hoping that their is somethi>ng

>> that can replace her old dBase III (She didn't care for Access and didn>'t

>> see a need to change
>>
>> from what worked.).
>>
>> The vast majority of what I run across seems geared for the programmer >and

>> web based engines.  Does anyone know of a basic database app that would>
be
>> appropriate for her?
>>
>Barry - I haven't used it, but Star Office handles databases, basically i>n
a 
>spreadsheet format, but there's a form designer with it.  That's about al>l
I 
>know about it.
>


SO 5.2 had an add on called Adibas (I know I trashed the spelling on that one.).
 But, I haven't checked out 6.0 to see if it has the database app as well. 
I'll look into it.  Thanks.

Barry
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Re: [newbie] OT - Personal Database Applications

2003-04-02 Thread bpx
>On Thu, 2003-04-03 at 06:28, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> I apologize for the off topic post, but I have been searching for a personal

>> database application for linux.  I have a friend that is making the transition

>> from MS to linux and she is hoping that their is something that can replace

>> her old dBase III (She didn't care for Access and didn't see a need to change

>> 
>> from what worked.).
>> 
>> The vast majority of what I run across seems geared for the programmer and
web
>> based engines.  Does anyone know of a basic database app that would be appropriate

>> for her?
>> 
>> Barry
>
>In your Mandrake distro, Open Office is installed - and you can create
>databases with that - as well as being in conjunction with MySQL or
>PostSTress, er, PostgreSQL...
>

I wasn't aware that Open Office could do the interface.  I'll check out their
web site for more info.

Thanks.

Barry
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