Randolph D Garrett wrote: > Common guys, "Base" is such a lame name. > > If it's going to be a serious contender, it needs a better name since others > I've used in the past were easier to type as a subject line: "dBase" or > "Unify RDBMS" for example. > > Jokes aside, I think OObase might work? >
I'm not overly concerned with naming. I think that for every project, there are more pressing issues. > Since it's still "beta" for lack of complete features (see an old posting on > that info I'm referring) I have a question: > > WHAT database programs that are "free" are serious contenders and other > listers would recommend? > > I won't have money to buy until AFTER I finally get employed so they have to > be free for now. > > What ones? > > MySQL? Should I use that instead of OObase? > Glad you asked :) I recommend my own solution: http://entropy.homelinux.org/axis_not_evil It's a set of Perl modules that provides forms & datasheets ( via Gtk2 ), and reports ( direct to PDF ). It's open-source and cross-platform, and very simple to use. You use Glade to build the GUI, and with a couple of lines of code, connect your widgets to your database via my Perl modules ( Gtk2::Ex::DBI and Gtk2::Ex::Datasheet::DBI ). All 3 projects are being actively developed ( though I haven't released in a while ... I've got a HUGE changelog coming ... ). Also all projects are very light on resources and very fast. I've done extensive testing of the ::DBI modules with MySQL 4.0.x, 4.1.x and 5.0.x, and SQL Server 7. Others have claimed success with Postgres. You should be able to get things working with any DB server that has Perl DBI drivers that support placeholders. As yet there is no GUI to set up objects, so depending on what you want, there may be a bit of coding involved, but the POD documentation is completely up-to-date. Feature requests / bugs reports / patches gladly accepted :) -- Daniel Kasak IT Developer NUS Consulting Group Level 5, 77 Pacific Highway North Sydney, NSW, Australia 2060 T: (+61) 2 9922-7676 / F: (+61) 2 9922 7989 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] website: http://www.nusconsulting.com.au --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
