Re: Python vs. Access VBA

2005-07-23 Thread Dark Cowherd
better to go with SQLite. Its cross platform and well proven. I think Firebird will give you that too, though I have never used it. Firebird is a great option, cross platform, it can work like access without any server running, using embedded mode to a full blown server which can handle

Re: Python vs. Access VBA

2005-07-17 Thread Chris Lambacher
If you are going to go with Python, don't include Access in the mix at all. If you want a small light-weight, serverless database back-end, you would be better to go with SQLite. Its cross platform and well proven. I think Firebird will give you that too, though I have never used it. Most

Re: Python vs. Access VBA

2005-07-16 Thread Johannes Findeisen
On Sun, 2005-07-17 at 01:30 +0200, Johannes Findeisen wrote: My recommendation: Use Python! You will love me in some years because i have said this. When using Access you are binding your application to Microsoft. You need a runtime version of Access when distributing the application to

Python vs. Access VBA

2005-07-15 Thread William Lodge
I'm at a loss on how to compare Python vs. Access VBA for a database project. I'm estimating 20 tables and several forms and reports. Some of the tables could grow to many thousands of rows w/i a year or so. The app would be resident on my client as no network connectivity is needed b/c I'll