Bernie Cosell wrote: > On 30 Oct 2007 at 14:05, James Dennett wrote: > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Bernie Cosell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > I'm trying to correct several little problems in a DB I have and I've > > > now tried three [maybe four] freeware DB managers and not one includes > > > a search function. > > > It would be very helpful if you'd define what you mean by "a search > > function". What databases *do* is store and search Data; SQLite support > > relational searches and full-text search, and other databases also allow > > searching in various ways either for exact matches, LIKE clauses, > > regexps, fuzzy search, natural language search, etc. > > I guess you've never used a [good] GUI-driven DB manager/administration > pgm.
Your guess (luckily for me) is very wrong. It's just that I call these GUIs, not "DB managers". They're handy. I have a number of them installed on the machine on which I write this, and I use them in addition to command line tools. > The problem is that it is *hugely* easier to do a few clicks and > "search" than to keep typing in 80-character SELECTs until you get the > WHERE clause just-right, and then go back and edit the command to be an > UPDATE (and don't mistype anything!). That's not a problem, is it? Just a question of using a tool at the right level. If you want to automate things, writing code is often a good way. If you want to do ad hoc work, a visual tool can be much more convenient. > > I'm also wondering what you mean by a "DB manager" -- do you mean a > > graphical user interface interfacing to an underlying database engine, > > or something else? > > Yes. I'm not sure if you've had a chance to play with phpMyAdmin but it > makes administering, taking care of, and tweaking MySQL DBs a real snap. > The search function, for example, gives you a layout of the table and you > can put in the search-values for the fields you care about and then you > get a "minitable" of the search results [which are then easy to edit, > delete, whatever]. So you're looking for a graphical tool to allow you to manually view and modify information in a SQLite3 database? -- James ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
