Re: sqlite, there are a bunch of separate GUI tools available, from Firefox plugins to things like sqliteman, though to be fair you'll still need SQL knowledge for doing anything useful.
On 1 November 2013 09:41, Ken Hutton <kehut...@googlemail.com> wrote: > Firebird is probably in your Linux distro's package manager. That would > probably be the best place to install it from. l haven't used it myself > though so I don't know how well it would meet your needs. > > It might also be worth considering sqlite. It doesn't have the graphical > interface you are looking for but sql is quite easy to learn. Especially > with the clear diagrams on the sqlite web site. And sqlite stores a > database in a single file with no need to setup a db server. > On 31 Oct 2013 22:00, "David Smith" <david.sm...@aic.co.uk> wrote: > > > This may be outside what DLUG normally discusses. If so please say and I > > will look elsewhere. > > I am looking for free software to run under Linux to implement a small > > database. A free version of MS Access would be ideal! Access is part of > MS > > Office professional and allows you to create and run SQL queries by point > > and click rather than needing to know SQL syntax. My database would live > on > > one pc - no separation of server and client. > > > > Initially I thought Open Office/Libre Office Base would do the trick, but > > it only supports select queries, not Update queries, make table queries > > etc. Access allows data to be imported from a .csv file into a data > table, > > and exported to .csv. In Base you have to cut and paste between > spreadsheet > > and table table or query - unless of course you write VBA modules which > is > > the hard way of doing things. > > > > I have tried downloading a version of Firebird but don't know what to do > > next. I cannot even find an install program. > > > > Any ideas? > > > > thanks > > > > David > > > > -- > > Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2013-11-05 20:00 > > Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > > New thread on mailing list: mailto:dor...@mailman.lug.org.**uk< > dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk> > > How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue > > > -- > Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2013-11-05 20:00 > Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk > How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue > -- Andrew Montgomery-Hurrell Professional Geek Blog: http://darkliquid.co.uk Twitter: http://twitter.com/darkliquid Fiction: http://www.protagonize.com/author/darkliquid -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2013-11-05 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
