Help - Need database product direction
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> I am looking for direction in choosing a database product or technology.
> Presently, I am using Access 97 (which suits me fine) to create small
> single user, desktop productivty apps for our church. Other congregations
> have expressed interest in using them, but are reluctant to purchase
> Access. I do not wish to purchase the Developer's edition for the runtime
> module. I want to create standalone, relational database applications that
> are not Win version dependant.
PostgreSQL is a free RDMS. It's developed for linnux but with cygwin you'll
also have a free Win version of it.
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> Is the technology there to use a web
> browser as front end to a local database, with interface tools akin to
> Access?
No problem, install PostgreSQL, MySQL or some other database, a webserver
(e.g. apache) with PHP, Perl and/or ASP support. So you can use cgi with
some scripts to build a Webapplication based on your RDB.
You can even use Access as frontend to a PostgreSQL-DB.
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> Or should I use VB or some other product? RAD is important as is
> cost as we are a volunteer organization. All help is greatly appreciated.
> Thanks
Take also a look at ColdFusion from allaire. It's a Web-Application-Server
for RAD. There is also a free version (ColdFusion Express). It's easy
to use, but maybe you better invest some time in PHP.
HTH
Carsten
