--- Michael Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello experts, > > I need some advice before I head down a path that > may end in a dead end > since I am still an RR neophyte getting to know this > tool. > > I know the old saying about choosing the right tool > for the job, however > while I have engineering degrees and programming > experience in LabVIEW, C, > Pascal on IBM mainframe, PEP assembler and etc. I am > currently a hobbyist > who does not have the time to learn and use multiple > tools so I subscribe to > the theory of learning one hammer really well and > turning everything into a > nail. :-) (For example, I previously used LabVIEW to > create simple HTML > files by pulling files from various local hard drive > directories that for > those of you who know LIVE probably seems silly, but > it worked well. I > viewed myself as inventive not crazy. :-) ) So, is > RR a reasonable database > tool substitute for an application like Filemaker > Pro on Macintosh OS X to > create simple databases (single user with hundreds > of new records per month > and sometimes simple file i/o for pdf storage and > display retrieval)? If so, > where can I find the "best practice" examples on how > to develop such > databases (I have already worked through the > tutorial database)? If not, > what database management system is suggested? (I do > not want to start a > flame war, but I simply do not like FMP.) > > Thanks in advance for your input, > > Michael >
Hi Michael, As you're looking for an elaborate yet easy-to-use general-purpose development tool, Revolution is an excellent candidate. If you only need Windows and MacOS support, Valentina is a wonderful companion as you only need single-user access. The best part is that if you don't use any database-specific SQL-extensions, you can take your code and hook it up to MySQL, PostgreSQL or any ODBC-enabled database, and all you have to do is change the connection parameters. The built-in query manager and its database-linked fields, checkboxes and option-menus make it easy to hook your stacks up to an SQL database, with a minimum of scripting effort required. Some people even use Revolution in conjunction with FileMaker Pro : you'll get all the flexibility of a complete scripting language, along with the power of one of the easiest databases to setup and maintain. As for tutorials, have a look at the Revolution Developer Central - User contributions : <http://www.runrev.com/Revolution1/developercentral/usercontributions.html> Direct link to Tuviah Snyder's Database Examples : <http://www.runrev.com/revolution/downloads/developerdownloads/DB%20Examples.zip> And Sarah Reichelt has some fine examples on how to hook up Revolution to MySQL ; check out her site : <http://www.troz.net/Rev/> Last but not least, a great alternative to all the SQL databases, is Serendipity Database - Binary ; written entirely in Transcript ; works seamlessly across the 11 Revolution-supported platforms ; can be completely embedded in your applications. Then again, the author Rob Cozens already gave you a link, so you may have downloaded it and played around a bit ; I mainly wanted to endorse it :-) Hope this helped, Jan Schenkel. ===== "As we grow older, we grow both wiser and more foolish at the same time." (La Rochefoucauld) __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
