On Wed, 2005-03-16 at 03:55, Duncan Lithgow wrote: > Hi there, it's not me that uses Access but a charity I work with > http://dib.dk . I've volunteered to update/ repair their membership > database - currently MSAccess. After hearing so many bad things about it > I've said i won't use it any longer than is absolutely necessary. > > So, I need a replacement. MySQL seems the obvious replacement - but what > about a good front-end. That's what I need help with. I've not had much > luck searching google/ sourceforge yet... > > all suggestions welcome > > Duncan > PS: I'm currently playing with OpenOffice2.0beta - it has a database > system built in - don't know how good it is yet. I don't know if there is a front end for MySQl or not. You may want to take a look at Postgresql as well. I know there is the pgadmin3 front end that you can use with Postgresql. That may give you just what you need. However, if I was tasked with such a job I would most likely utilize Postgresql and use PHP to develop a front end for a membership database. I have found that combination to be very powerful and fairly easy to develop. The big benefit is that the front end is computer agnostic and immediately network ready. And personally I still don't care for the licensing terms that MySQL imposes. Any business planning to use MySQL must carefully evaluate the license conditions. As I read it companies are compelled to purchase a license. Where as Postgresql has no restrictions on how or where you use their database. -- Scot L. Harris webid@xxxxxxxxxx I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them. -- Isaac Asimov
