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Posted by James R. Jones on 05/14/05 17:19
Tom Gahagan wrote:
> A google on....
>
> Access to MySql
>
> will yeild lots of good results to programs that will automate the data
> conversion.
>
> Best to you.......
> Tom Gahagan
>
> "Alan Searle" <aj_searle@xxxxyahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:d628o9$92t$1@newsreader3.netcologne.de...
>>>Murphy wrote:
>>>
>>>>I am new to Linux and am migrating a SQL Server DB with an Access front
>>>>end to MySQL end ?
>>>>
>>>>What options are available under Linux for development of a client front
>>>>end
>>>>without copious amounts of programming.
>>>>
>>>>Without knowledge of PHP can a front end be developed using plugin
>>>>components with minimal fuss ?
>>This is a difficult one. I would say PHP via the browser is a good
>>option.
>>
>>You could try looking at OpenOffice which includes a data driver for
>>MySQL. OpenOffice also includes a full scripting/Basic language and
>>form-painting tools (although I haven't looked to deeply into this).
>>
>>I have heard of an 'Access-link' frontend called 'Rekall' ...
>>
>>http://www.thekompany.com/products/rekall/
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>>but I haven't tried it yet.
>>
>>Or you could try leaving some functionality in MS-Access (on Window's PCs)
>>and only porting the main functionality to PHP (or whichever frontend you
>>choose for Linux. This would save some effort.
>>
>>>Dr No wrote:
>>>
>>>Actually, I believe that with the right OBDC drivers you can connect
>>>Access to a MySQL database in much the same way you did SQL Server.
>>>Not
>>>knowing what you're trying to accomplish, I couldn't say if this is
>>>right for you, but I've read about it.
>>Yes, there is an ODBC driver for MySQL. It works fine with MS-Access
>>(just like Oracle and others). But I don't think this will help Murphy
>>because he/she is looking for a frontend that will run under Linux.
>
>
One will also find if they look at the beta 2.0 version of OpenOffice
that it contains a new program called Base that is an Access clone.
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