[Hidden-tech] Access and Mac access

[Greg Major]

Hi,

I suggest that you go with any database that has a level 4 JDBC driver 
and then use the openoffice interface to develop your forms and reports. 
Database administrators, myself included, consider Access and MS 
SqlServer the worst products in the DBMS world and most of the free open 
source solutions (firebird, postgresql, mysql, etc) are light years 
better then them. Access constantly corrupts and Sql Server is just slow 
and a bear to manage and administer. The, by using openoffice, you can 
develop the forms and reports you need that will work on almost all 
platforms.

This solutions also has the added benefit of being completely free.

Now, depending upon the database demands and the fact that you are 
considering Access tells me that you should use Firebird. A dbms I have 
been using for many years and am constantly shipping product on. 
Originally from borland as interbase this product is a diamond in the 
rough. It is easy to install, manage, and backup. Unlike most dbms' out 
there, the longer it runs the better it runs, and it self compacts so 
your administrator doesn't have to touch it. The database, its drivers, 
and other software for this database can be found at 
http://www.firebirdsql.org.

Good luck and I hope this helps.
Greg

Greg Caulton wrote:
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> Hi All!
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> The client I'm consulting with (on studio management) is planning an 
> MS Access product-line database that he wants our Mac equipped studio 
> to interact with.
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> Has anyone on the list dealt with a similar issue?
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> Or does anyone have an alternate PC/Mac db solution that they feel 
> might appeal to a Windows IT specialist who has a lot of Access 
> experience? He has already ruled our FileMaker because of a bad 
> experience several (many?) years ago. So FM would be a difficult sell.
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> Anyhow, I'd value your thoughts.
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> Greg
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