On Tue, 18 May 1999, David Rysdam wrote:
> I don't know if anything like that exists. There are several (mysql,
> postgresql, etc) databases out there, but AFAIK they don't support the
> forms and reports (and definitely not the GUI) of Access.
>
> What I'd actually suggest is trying to run the Access DB as is under
> WINE.
>
> Mike Werner wrote:
> >
> > Hiya folks. I've got a database set up here on M$ Access that I'd like
> > to get running under Linux. Is there anything under Linux that could
> > handle this? It's got queries, forms, reports, and macros. It's also a
> > relational dataset with 14 seperate tables that get used in conjunction
> > with each other.
> >
I work for a local ISP here (we use Linux for most of our operations machines)
and asked him. What he said was that there is no GUI-type db program for Linux,
what most people do is run Access on a WinTel machine, and use ODBC to connect
it to a *nix box running Postgresql or Paradox for Linux. That way you get the
best of both worlds: The nice easy-to-admin database front-end with the power
of a good DB program like Paradox or postgresql.
