Re: PostgreSQL 8.1 vs. MySQL 5.0?

I doubt you read the rest of the post otherwise I don't think you would
make that comment.

I think there really is a need for a rich DB client that allows Rapid
development and is easy to link to an office Suite. To be useful to a
business a database needs the applications built on top of it, and like
I said if someone can show me a quicker way of doing this than Access
and still lets me use Postgresql for my backend without any great drama,
I would love to hear of it. My experience with Access 2000 and the
latest ODBC drivers has been very positive, but I am wary of Microsoft's
intentions for Access going forward, which I why I asked if anyone knew
of a really viable alternative that I have not tried.

The next best thing that I have tried is Delphi with some of the
libraries available from Sqlmanager or Active Query builder.

But really, for most of the situations I encounter this is a bit like
re-inventing the wheel every time someone wants a cart built. You end up
trying to build an Access like application from the ground up every time
someone wants a Db app. And that seems to me to be taking antipathy
towards Microsoft to a point where it benefits no-one.

Cheers
Johan Wehtje

Matthew Peter wrote:
> Someone trying to stick microsoft yet another place
> they don't belong.
>
>
> --- Johan Wehtje <joweht@tpgi.com.au> wrote:
>
>> Very much a description of the Business I am in.
>>
>> For all the criticism leveled at it, I still think
>> that as a rich
>> Database Client that permits really rapid
>> development of Database driven
>> applications Access is unbeatable. Pair it with a
>> good Database server
>> and it is the perfect combination.
>
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