So let me rephrase my question: I am not refering to a full db manager, but rather to a data manager that could handle more than one database. Apps such as Knoda and Datakiosk (sorry for citing only linux apps), do this. But what they don't allow, is to deploy a stand-alone, customized frontend applications like dabo does.
Let me give an example: Suppose I have a scientific App that dumps result from experiments on an SQLite databases (one file per experiment). These databases are very similar, but some may have tables that others don't have, or table schema may vary from one to another. Then, suppose I want to write a quick app to help visualize the data in those databases. If I had a single database with an immutable set of tables, I could use Dabo to generate an app to query this database an plot the table columns for me. But I have a bunch of similar but not equal databases, so what do I do? If the Dabo app allowed me to select the db file (in case of SQLIte), and presented me with a form based on that db schema, the problem would be solved. So, do you still think that this type of app is beyond the scope of Dabo? It certainly can be done using the components Dabo is based on: SQLObject, WxPython, etc. but then the question becomes: can Dabo agilize the development of such an app? cheers, Flávio On 4/26/07, Ed Leafe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I think you answered your own question: there are a lot of db- > management tools out there. Each of them is specific to the database > backend it is designed for, since the tools needed to manage a MySQL > database would be different than that needed to manage a PostgreSQL > database. So there would probably be no way to create a generic, one- > size-fits-all tool that could handle all backends, and even if > something like that could be created, there is no way it could come > close to what the dedicated tools can do. > > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/dabo-users Searchable Archives: http://leafe.com/archives/search/dabo-users This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/dabo-users/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
