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Well, I have been looking at knoda database frontend, mainly with mysql. I am starting to get the hang of it all, even though I would prefer to be using an all-in-one type of database, which, as I have mentioned before, does not exist in Linux yet. However, an appeal to all you database experts out there. One of the most important and useful tools for a database is the search. No, not a query, a search. For example, I have a database with say 10,000 records. I need to look at one particular record, and I know that the reference code is eg AB217. There should be a 'search' button or perhaps a key combination which brings up a 'Search for a record' window. I can then enter the search key (in my example AB217) and press enter. I am then taken straight to the relevant record which appears on the screen for me to examine. I can't find anything like that in any of the databases that I have looked at, or perhaps I have missed something. Incidently, all the Windows databases that I have ever used included a method of searching for one particular record. And the facility to use wild keys (usually the asterisk and the question mark) was always included too. I just do not see how it is possible to use a database without this facility. And no, a query will not do the job, it has a quite different purpose in life. Or am I not seeing something here? Any help/comments from the experts out there will be welcomed. TIA Neil Winchurst -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html