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On Friday 28 November 2008 21:40, Neil Winchurst wrote: > kevin wrote: > > Did you know you could use MySql on linux with perhaps Openoffice as the > > form data input? Or even Open Office's data base > > > > I used Ms Access back in 2000 and have never looked back after > > changing. You can get many reporting tools for MySql with graphs etc > > such as the java Ireports <http://ireport.sourceforge.net> > > Yes, I know about mysql and postgresql. Also open office base and > koffice kexi, and rekall and others. I have looked around a lot already. > There is still no Linux database of the same type as Paradox. Base and > Kexi are getting there but still have a way to go. Have to agree there from my experience. Has anyone seen a Base or Kexi tutorial that successfully takes you through two joined tables with a ddl? Even getting to that stage might be useful for some RAD stuff. I must confess I almost miss Access - though like many MS things it always ends up as a main part of the bottleneck after a while. Tom te tom te tom -- 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