From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 14 02:23:41 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A8CCD16A4CE for ; Mon, 14 Jun 2004 02:23:41 +0000 (GMT) Received: from invasion.mail.pas.earthlink.net (invasion.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.254]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8ED4A43D39 for ; Mon, 14 Jun 2004 02:23:41 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from algould@datawok.com) Received: from 20-74.lctv-b4.cablelynx.com ([24.204.20.74] helo=yoda.datawok.com) by invasion.mail.pas.earthlink.net with asmtp (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 3.36 #4) id 1BZh8D-0005MG-00; Sun, 13 Jun 2004 19:23:30 -0700 Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 21:24:20 -0500 From: "Andrew L. Gould" To: Bob Perry Message-Id: <20040613212420.61f7ec53.algould@datawok.com> In-Reply-To: <20040614011340.GC283@sphinx.alpha.domain> References: <20040613234821.GB283@sphinx.alpha.domain> <20040613192452.7499e92e.algould@datawok.com> <20040614011340.GC283@sphinx.alpha.domain> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.9.9-gtk2-20040229 (GTK+ 2.4.0; i386-portbld-freebsd4.10) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-ELNK-Trace: ee791d459e3d6817d780f4a490ca69564776905774d2ac4bc8b569e4a654b90b51b293acdd2cf941350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Help With Selection of Database Application X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 02:23:41 -0000 On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 21:13:40 -0400 Bob Perry wrote: > On (06/13/04 19:24), Andrew L. Gould wrote: > > Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 19:24:52 -0500 > > From: "Andrew L. Gould" > > To: Bob Perry > > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org > > Subject: Re: Help With Selection of Database Application > > X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.9.9-gtk2-20040229 (GTK+ 2.4.0; > > i386-portbld-freebsd4.10) > > > > On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 19:48:21 -0400 > > Bob Perry wrote: > > > > > I've had extensive experience with MS Access as a user > > > and would like to port a comparable system into my FreeBSD > > > box. Can anyone recommend a database application similar to > > > Access? I've looked through the ports but can't seem > > > to readily make that distinction without the expertise > > > of a DBA. > > > > > > If this is not the type of question supported by this > > > mailing list, please disregard. > > > > > > Bob Perry > > > > I also use MS Access extensively at work. MS Access has many > > facets; so the answer to you're question depends upon how you use MS > > Access: > > > > 1. If you've been using MS Access as a database server, I think > > you'll be much happier with the likes of PostgreSQL, MySQL or > > Firebird. All 3 are available in the ports. > > > > 2. If you're looking for a database application with GUI RAD > > capabilities similar to MS Access, there are some applications > > available; but most focus on database administration (simple > > queries) rather than end-user application development. You might > > take a look at PgAdmin III, which is crossplatform, but requires > > PostgreSQL as the back-end server. You can find it in the ports > > (/usr/ports/databases/pgadmin3) or at: > > http://www.pgadmin.org/pgadmin3/index.php > > > > There is also a KDE project called "Kexi", which looks promising; > > but I don't think it's soup yet: http://www.kexi-project.org > > > > 3. If you're looking for a GUI that facilitates joining/analyzing > > tables from different servers (PostgreSQL and MySQL tables, for > > example), I think you're out of luck. > > > > I run a PostgreSQL server on FreeBSD at work. It supplements the > > Decision Support System and handles the back-end for a few MS Access > > applications. The combo works very well as long as your binary > > fields(boolean, etc) are defined as "not null" with default values. > > > > Best of luck, > > > > Andrew Gould > > Andrew, > > This is exactly the type of information I was looking for. Thanks > so much for taking the time. > > The Kexi project is what I was hoping for however, I'm not > running KDE and the project, as you say, is not soup yet. > > I like the PgAdmin III project and intend to give it a good > look see. > > Thanks again for your help. > > Bob Perry Hi Bob, We're both looking for the same thing. If you find it, please let me know! ;-) I installed KDE and use a couple of its applications from within XFCE4 -- they work just fine. I use Konqueror for its webdavs (webdav via ssl) client support -- something missing in Mozilla. Ksnapshot is pretty cool. I used to use KMail; but am giving Sylpheed a try. KMail supports more complex filters; so I may go back. When Kexi matures, you might consider giving KDE it a try. Have a great week. Andrew