Rod: Thank you. That is a very good explanation. If I have trouble with MS dB I had better stay away from MySQL. I have taken a cursory look at TreePad. It seems to be a type of database.
Chris > Chris BONDE wrote: > > I am not sure what this means? > > Are you saying that MySQL is free but not that good, so people use > > spreadsheets. Or what. > > > > Chris > > > > > > MySQL is free. MySQL is a fantastic piece of software. But for the > uses that a lot of people want a database, MySQL is like taking an > 18-wheeler to get groceries. > > Here's the big difference in my eyes between something like MySQL and > Access -- and you would have had to use both to realize this: Install > MSO Pro with Access. Go to Start => All Programs => (wherever) => > Microsoft Access. You can immediately construct a new database using > drag 'n drop, fill-in-the-blank, GUI stuff. You can construct a useful > implementation without knowing a damn thing about SQL, OBDC or any of > that mess. Those tools are available if you need them, but they aren't > necessary to get going. > > I'm not a computer noob by any stretch, but the ODBC, client-server DB > stuff is one thing I hadn't fooled around with much. So when I decided > to try out MySQL with OOo, it took me close to a full day to figure > out how to get it all set up. I hear tell it's even worse in Linux -- > I don't know. The only way to make it half-way convenient was to set > it up as a Windows service, meaning it has to run all the time in the > background, whether you're using it that day or not. Otherwise you > have to open a DOS window to manually start it up each time, etc. > > Another measure: I have a book sitting on my desk called "A Practical > Guide to RedHat Linux 8". It's a textbook for a class I'm taking and a > pretty decent reference as well. It runs to 1565 pages. The manual for > MySQL -- just one program -- is almost 1300 pages long in the pdf > file. > > My take on it all is this: There's more than one way to skin a cat. > Likewise there are many different kinds of cats that need skinning. > Not every cat-skinning method is appropriate to every kind of cat. (I > know that is a really tortured analogy -- pun intended). But Access > and programs like it have a huge following for reasons totally > unrelated to the MS hegemony. They're simply the right kind of tool > for a large class of needs. MySQL can also fill those needs but it's a > lot steeper learning curve and often a fair bit of overkill. > > Rod > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For > additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.1.0 - Release Date: 2005-02-18 > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.1.0 - Release Date: 2005-02-18 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
