On Wednesday 11 January 2006 11:39 pm, Alan wrote: > Lan Barnes wrote: > > Nothing you've mentioned > > > cannot be done with various tools available in Linux. > > I never implied otherwise. > However, none of those things can be done as easily, as quickly, and as > simply using Linux as they can be done using Access. > > > I prefer to spend my time, which is a limited resource, learning tools > > that are open in spirit and fact. > > I'm happy for ya. > That does not change the fact that Linux has nothing like Access, and a > lot of people out there use Access and hence cannot switch to Linux. > > -ajb
Well there is Kexi. http://www.kexi-project.org/about.html I have no idea how good it is. I have not used it (or Access) for anything. Clearly though their intent is to compete with Access. From the link above "Kexi is an integrated data management application. It can be used for creating database schemas, inserting data, performing queries, and processing data. Forms can be created to provide a custom interface to your data. All database objects - tables, queries and forms - are stored in the database, making it easy to share data and design." 'Kexi is considered as a long awaited Open Source competitor for Microsoft Access, FileMaker and Oracle Forms. Its development is motivated by the lack of Rapid Application Development (RAD) tools for database systems that are sufficiently powerful, inexpensive, open standards driven and portable across many operating systems and hardware platforms." Why not take a look? BobLQ PS. I think anyone initiating such a discussion might contribute more if they were to spend five minutes at freshmeat.net and/or sourceforge.net to see if anything relevant exists. PPS. I am on average at 64, about three times the age of a Kexi developer. He,he. I am not sure what this means. Probably that I have and arrested mental development for even being aware of their existence. -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
