FYI for the group. I have used Approach since before Lotus bought it and it's much more like Filemaker/Filemaker Pro for those of you who have used that. Each of the tables is actually stored as a single table database and linked together rather than the Access method of a single database with multiple tables. It may make a difference in someone's recommendation, it may make no difference at all. I have yet to find or have recommended to me a Linux database that is anything like Lotus Approach, Filemaker, dbase Ix or Access. I have never used FoxPro, 4D, Redbrick or the like but I think the Linux stuff is more like these eh? While the learning curve many not be steep I think the basic concepts will be markedly different. Jus my 2c R ----- Richard L. Babcock, Owner Tower Training At Tower Training, We Bring the Classroom to You! www.towertraining.net
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Anne Wilson > Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 10:55 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [newbie] Personal database use > > > I have a large quantity of data collected over a long time in > Lotus Approach > databases. These are in many respects like Access, I think, with Lotus > Approach supplying the front-end, relational engine, forms > designer and query > tools which act on .dbf database tables. I have opened one of the tables > successfully in StarCalc, so I know they are readable. > > I want to migrate these files to linux - at present I'm using Win4Lin to > access them. MySQL looks over the top for a single user app, and > as far as I > can see Katabase is still in early development. I have done a > tiny bit of > SQL work, so the idea doesn't panic me, but I wonder if it is the best > solution. Has anyone any comments? > > Anne > >
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