Database application

Karl Hegbloom hegbloom at pdx.edu
Mon Dec 6 10:04:36 UTC 2004


On Sun, 2004-12-05 at 11:54 -0500, Eric Dunbar wrote:
> Hello all, I've been wondering about this for a while now:
> 
> Is there a reasonably easy to use database front-end available for
> Linux (ideally one that could work with Access .mdb files)?
> 
> I'm by no means a SQL expert and have now cut my teeth on MS Access
> 97. I really like what I can do with that program and would like to
> develop skill with a free (both $$ and OSS) solution to manipulate my
> data sets (is MySQL appropriate for this).
> 
> Either an Access- or FileMaker-like interface would be great, or, I
> guess I could always invest some time in learning another (I'm not
> quite up to full-fledged SQL yet... I know enough to allow me to do
> the things I need to in MapInfo and Access).

You could always write one...

Look at gnome-db2 and see if it's a start on what you want.  There's
also a thing called Gnu Enterprise that might be it.

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