On (06/13/04 19:24), Andrew L. Gould wrote: > Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 19:24:52 -0500 > From: "Andrew L. Gould" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Bob Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Help With Selection of Database Application > X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.9.9-gtk2-20040229 (GTK+ 2.4.0; i386-portbld-freebsd4.10) > > On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 19:48:21 -0400 > Bob Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I've had extensive experience with MS Access as a user > > and would like to port a comparable system into my FreeBSD > > box. Can anyone recommend a database application similar to > > Access? I've looked through the ports but can't seem > > to readily make that distinction without the expertise > > of a DBA. > > > > If this is not the type of question supported by this > > mailing list, please disregard. > > > > Bob Perry > > I also use MS Access extensively at work. MS Access has many facets; so > the answer to you're question depends upon how you use MS Access: > > 1. If you've been using MS Access as a database server, I think you'll > be much happier with the likes of PostgreSQL, MySQL or Firebird. All 3 > are available in the ports. > > 2. If you're looking for a database application with GUI RAD > capabilities similar to MS Access, there are some applications > available; but most focus on database administration (simple queries) > rather than end-user application development. You might take a look at > PgAdmin III, which is crossplatform, but requires PostgreSQL as the > back-end server. You can find it in the ports > (/usr/ports/databases/pgadmin3) or at: > http://www.pgadmin.org/pgadmin3/index.php > > There is also a KDE project called "Kexi", which looks promising; but I > don't think it's soup yet: http://www.kexi-project.org > > 3. If you're looking for a GUI that facilitates joining/analyzing > tables from different servers (PostgreSQL and MySQL tables, for > example), I think you're out of luck. > > I run a PostgreSQL server on FreeBSD at work. It supplements the > Decision Support System and handles the back-end for a few MS Access > applications. The combo works very well as long as your binary fields > (boolean, etc) are defined as "not null" with default values. > > Best of luck, > > Andrew Gould
Andrew, This is exactly the type of information I was looking for. Thanks so much for taking the time. The Kexi project is what I was hoping for however, I'm not running KDE and the project, as you say, is not soup yet. I like the PgAdmin III project and intend to give it a good look see. Thanks again for your help. Bob Perry -- I've learned that whatever hits the fan will not be evenly distributed. FreeBSD 4.9-RELEASE-p2 #0 _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
