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Post #169,046 by orion 8/12/04 9:37:13 PM Reply	OSS alternatives to MS Access Just popped in to post this, I'll be out soon enough. OSS alternatives to MS Access: [link\|http://linas.org/linux/db-rad.html\|http://linas.org/linux/db-rad.html] Someone asked for these before, and I just now found them in one of my searches. *"When a true genius appears in the world you may know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in confederacy against him." - Jonathan Swift* [link\|http://www.xormad.com:4096/district268\|I am from District 268].
Post #169,050 by ChrisR 8/12/04 9:44:39 PM Reply	MySQL is a good alternative to M$Access But I'm more interested to know if anyone's playing with [link\|http://www.postgresql.org/news/216.html\|PostgreSQL 8.0 Beta], a higher end RDBMS that supports foreign keys, triggers, and stored procs. Got it installed on my lowly xp box fairly easily, but need to punish it a bit more.
Post #169,071 by mmoffitt 8/12/04 10:15:23 PM Reply	I'm too lazy to look. Does MySql support transactions yet? bcnu, Mikem If you can read this, you are not the President.
Post #169,095 by ben_tilly 8/12/04 11:10:57 PM Reply	Yes And it has multiple back-ends. If you are paranoid, use the BerkeleyDB backend to get a very mature implementation of transactions. Cheers, Ben To deny the indirect purchaser, who in this case is the ultimate purchaser, the right to seek relief from unlawful conduct, would essentially remove the word consumer from the Consumer Protection Act - [link\|http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?NewsID=1246&Page=1&pagePos=20\|Nebraska Supreme Court]
Post #169,146 by mmoffitt 8/13/04 9:36:32 AM Reply	Thanks. bcnu, Mikem If you can read this, you are not the President.
Post #169,089 by folkert 8/12/04 10:55:13 PM Reply	I am hoping to help... Scott run Tomcat5 and Postgresql 7.latest... or maybe v8... What say you scott? After I finish the Docs, and a few odds and ends... I'll be able to pony up for the time to take T5, A2 and maybe PG8 to task. -- [link\|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net\|greg], [link\|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry\|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ *i_wethey* No matter how much Microsoft supporters whine about how Linux and other operating systems have just as many bugs as their operating systems do, the bottom line is that the serious, gut-wrenching problems happen on Windows, not on Linux, not on Mac OS. -- [link\|http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1622086,00.asp\|source] Here is an example: [link\|http://www.greymagic.com/security/advisories/gm001-ie/\|Executing arbitrary commands without Active Scripting or ActiveX when using Windows]
Post #169,116 by admin 8/12/04 11:46:29 PM Reply	Prolly not PG8. Remember, anything you put up for the test platform, I have to install locally too. :-) PG8 is only beta. I don't run beta for a database. Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."

OSS alternatives to MS Access - (orion) - (6) - Aug. 12, 2004, 09:37:13 PM EDT

MySQL is a good alternative to M$Access - (ChrisR) - (5) - Aug. 12, 2004, 09:44:39 PM EDT

I'm too lazy to look. - (mmoffitt) - (2) - Aug. 12, 2004, 10:15:23 PM EDT

Yes - (ben_tilly) - (1) - Aug. 12, 2004, 11:10:57 PM EDT

Thanks. -NT - (mmoffitt) - Aug. 13, 2004, 09:36:32 AM EDT

I am hoping to help... - (folkert) - (1) - Aug. 12, 2004, 10:55:13 PM EDT

Prolly not PG8. - (admin) - Aug. 12, 2004, 11:46:29 PM EDT

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