Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 16:47:30 +1100 From: Danny <dannyh@idx.com.au> To: Matt Heckaman <matt@ARPA.MAIL.NET>, FreeBSD-ISP <isp@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Database software. Message-ID: <3.0.32.20000221164719.00f2702c@idx.com.au>
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I would use MySQL also. Check out www.mysql.org or install mysql using the ports. At 19:29 20/02/00 -0500, Matt Heckaman wrote: >Hi, > >Currently I'm using a MS Access database that handles all kinds of >customer things and orders, and so on. I've been looking for a solution >that would allow me to move this over to a FreeBSD box, as it would just >make my life a whole lot easier than having to relay on Windows for such >critical data. > >I'm looking for something, if it exists, that can interact with access' >databases. I'm aware that I can export the table into MySQL, but I really >don't want to lose the front end and reports, forms, etc; that have been >created to date. > >Maybe, I'll get a bit lucky and there will be something like this out, >even if it's commercial, doesn't bother me. Paradox 9 (Corel) looks >interesting as it can (apparently) do this, but there is no Linux port >of it yet, so chances of it running over here are slim until there is >one. Any help is appreciated. Thanks/ > >Matt >-- >Matt Heckaman [matt@arpa.mail.net|matt@relic.net] [Please do not send me] >!Powered by FreeBSD/x86! [http://www.freebsd.org] [any SPAM (UCE) e-mail] > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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