I don't think any one doubts postgresqls ability to run his db effectively, instead we doubt its ease of use. MS Access it is not ;)
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bishmer Sekaran Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 1:12 PM To: Main PLUG discussion list Subject: Re: looking for db recommendation mz wrote: > I'm migrating from M$ WinXP to openSUSE 11.0. At the moment I'm > looking for a db for simple personal use. > > I have a music collection db in M$ Access. There are about 1900 > records w/ six variables. The collection is mostly vinyl LPs (i.e., > entered by > hand) with another 2000 LPs not yet in the db. If possible, I'd like > to do a simple import w/ minimal clean up to avoid re-entering the > existing records. > > What are the recommendations for a db and how best to accomplish the > migration? > > TIA, > Mark Z. > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > It won't be a popular answer, but Postgres! Stable and rock-solid means you'll never lose data, and the documentation and community are pretty top-notch IMHO. For such a small number of records, it will also be more than speed-competitive with the lighter DBs. --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
