Re: Data entry - forms design or other APIs etc. - what is there?

Take a look at Ruby on Rails.

http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2005/01/20/rails.html

I haven't used it myself yet but looking through the above walkthrough,
seems pretty easy to make data entry web forms.


Chris Green wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 21, 2005 at 06:19:53PM -0600, Andrew L. Gould wrote:
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>>On Friday 21 January 2005 12:55 pm, Chris Green wrote:
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> [snip question]
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>>Many languages have the capacity to access PostgreSQL databases
>>including Python (with PyGreSQL), Perl (with DBI), PHP (compile in
>>support), Delphi and Java (with JDBC) to name a few.  The selection of
>>GUI tools for forms depends upon the language.
>>
>
> Yes, I was hoping for a bit more help than just a language interface
> but if I have to I'll go down that route.
>
>
>>You can also use other databases applications that make use of ODBC
>>links such as MS Access and Paradox.  (Attempts with Lotus Approach
>>failed horribly.)  At work, I've used MS Access to create several
>>front-end applications to PostgreSQL database servers.
>>
>
> Now that *is* a possibility, I have Access at least.  Though that
> prevents me making a totally Linux based application.
>
>
>
>>Gnumeric, a spreadsheet application, is supposed to be able to access
>>several databases natively (not odbc) via gnomedb.  I've gotten gnomedb
>>to connect to the database; but I can't find any documentation as to
>>how to get the data into the spreadsheet.
>>
>
> Those might be useful too, thanks.
>