On Fri, Jul 06, 2007 at 03:50:45PM -0500, will trillich wrote: > RAD/rapid-application-development tool sought... (web page forms > interface to a database we define) > > i've got a friend who's trying to get a license-free solution that'll > provide an html/web front-end to a database... similar to ms access, > but we're seeking 1) no licensing fees 2) an html interface, not a > proprietary interface. we're NOT looking for a cms like joomla, but > rather an engine for presenting forms to interact with a back-end > database. > > we've tried to get Maypole installed, but run into cpan > dependency/'make test' snags; same for Jifty. > > on debian 3.1, we're using postgres (not mysql) backend, and > phppgadmin for setting up the tables... any ideas? >
Is this one question or two? For RAD, here's what I do: write the documentation, then write the program in Python (possibly with IDLE) so it does what the docs say, and then see if there are any compute-bound bottlenecks. Those sections I rewrite in FORTRAN (the translation is fairly simple). For an html front-end to postgres, try www-pgsql. I haven't tried it but the description in aptitude looks like what you may want. It depends on what you mean by license-free. Its free by the DFSG (its in the main section) but I don't know specifically what licence it is. Whenever I've needed a database, I've turned to postgres. Ususally, though, its a spcific problem so I write the frontend in Python (usually CUI). Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
