RE: Access replacement...

2002-11-07 Thread Kevin Gale
. > -- > From: Brian Johnson > Sent: Thursday, November 7, 2002 15:58 PM > To: MySQL mailing List > Subject: Re: Access replacement... > > That looks like a windows-only solution > > > > John Ragan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote*: > > > >

Re: Access replacement...

2002-11-07 Thread Brian Johnson
That looks like a windows-only solution John Ragan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote*: > > >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

Re: Access replacement...

2002-11-07 Thread John Ragan
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 t

Re: Access replacement...

2002-11-07 Thread Michael T. Babcock
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

Re: Access replacement...

2002-11-06 Thread Richard
Only the Filemaker server is available for Linux. The client is Windows and Mac only. You will need to use ODBC to get Filemaker to talk to MySQL. Even then it's pretty limited. > like FileMaker Pro. It's available for Windows, Mac and Linux. If you > really want to empower your users to creat

Re: Access replacement...

2002-11-06 Thread Brian Johnson
I've been looking at a similar scenario Here is what I've arrived at so far: There is little that rivals the ease of use of MS Access - but most alernatives offer different features (like security, performance improvement, and other database related functions) that make the loss of ease of use bea

Re: Access replacement...

2002-11-06 Thread Brent Baisley
I'm afraid to say it (but I will), but what you are asking for sounds like FileMaker Pro. It's available for Windows, Mac and Linux. If you really want to empower your users to create reports, databases, forms and the like, FileMaker is actually a lot easier than Access. For an experienced devel

Re: Access replacement...

2002-11-05 Thread Richard
Kylix 3 looks fantastic. It's a huge improvement over Kylix 1 and 2. It's a bit more of a traditional programming language than Access is, which means there will be more work involved. > MySQL provides a replacement for the database component but that still leaves: > > A programming environmen

Re: Access replacement...

2002-11-05 Thread stibs-pi
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... >

Re: Access replacement...

2002-11-05 Thread stibs-pi
I had my own little investigation in this topic and found the following: > A programming environment; > A report builder Kugar is a good choice for building reports and as a programming environment ala VB. I is programmable via Python. It's not Open Source but relatively cheap: http://www.thekomp

Re: Access replacement...

2002-11-05 Thread Daniel Kasak
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

Re: Access replacement...

2002-11-05 Thread jacob
Have a look at http://www.phpmyadmin.net/ as a starter. Quoting Brad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > 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. > > My

Re: Access replacement...

2002-11-05 Thread Dennis Salguero
bad. Good Luck! Dennis FILTER: MySQL , SQL , query, etc - Original Message - From: "Brad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "MySQL mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 9:14 PM Subject: Access replacement... I am thinking of a move f

Access replacement...

2002-11-05 Thread Brad
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

Access replacement...

2002-11-05 Thread Brad
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