Posted by Michael J. Pelletier on 10/10/03 11:19

André wrote:

>
> You could have a look at http://www.servoy.com if you have some money
> to spend. Servoy is a java-based (so platform-independent) rad-tool
> (rad = rapid application development).
> Else you could have a look at OpenOffice 2.0 (is it out yet??),
> available on linux/win.
> Or you can consider Access on linux with the help of Wine (a kind-of
> windows emulator)
> Or you can code it all with PHP
> Well, there you have some options, anyway
> Good luck with your search.
>
> André
>
> On Fri, 06 May 2005 18:17:37 GMT, "Dr. No" <no@no.no> wrote:
>>PHP is closely associated with MySQL because they work very well
>>together, but really MySQL is a stand-alone product that can interact
>>with most programming languages.
>>
>>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.
>>
>>- Dr. No
>>
>>Murphy wrote:
>>> I am new to Linux and am migrating a SQL Server DB with an Access front
>>> end to MySQL and ?
>>>
>>> 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 ?
>>>
>>>


Open Office 2.0 is quite nice...

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