[TriLUG] Database Software

[Christopher Cline]

What about Apache/MySQL/PHPMyAdmin?  I've never messed with Lotus Approach,
so I can't speak to how comparable the PHPMyAdmin interface is, but I think
it's pretty easy, and it's certainly network-accessible.

-Chris


On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 12:22 PM, William Sutton <william at trilug.org> wrote:

> you might look around and see if there's something like that written on
> sqllite.
>
> William Sutton
>
>
> On Wed, 10 Apr 2013, Grawburg wrote:
>
>  I am slowly trying to get a client to consider Linux.  But there is one
>> major stumbling block -- a database program
>> that is as easy to use as Lotus Approach.  Because it must be networked
>> Wine doesn't seem to be an option.
>>
>> Yes, I know Approach is XBase.
>> Yes, I know no one uses XBase anymore.
>> No, they don't need a sophisticated SQL application.
>>
>> The user interface, is so-o-o-o easy with Approach, and I have written a
>> lot of LotusScript for this application;
>> which they have been using for nearly10 years.
>>
>> Everything I've looked at is just too darn complicated (reminds me of
>> Access!)  Is there anything that isn't going to
>> require months of learning on my part and the clients?
>>
>>
>> Brian Grawburg
>> Wilson
>>
>>
>>
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