In a previous message, Hans Forbrich wrote:
I'd be interested in your final selections, if you would to share them sometime.
Following the suggestions made here, I suspect that one of two products is going to be closest to what I need. Once I've made a decision, I'll let you know :-) I've downloaded the Rekall demo, and it looks quite good. There are a few things that I need to clear up, but it looks promising, especially the python scripting. It certainly has good database-design features coupled with nice forms and reports. It just remains to be seen whether the forms/reports are flexible enough for my needs (viewing and changing data on the same layout through queries, attractive report printing based on queries, data entry through popup lists based on tables etc.). On the free side, I'm also looking at OOo + ODBC + MySQL. Unfortunately, the instructions on getting this set up are for RH not SuSE and I couldn't make it work on the quick play I had. One important oddity I found is that the SuSE MySQL install doesn't seem to include the "mysql" command. At least, I get nothing if I try using it, and can't locate it on my system. MySQL itself is working, because I can use MySQLcc and Rekall. But I can't get OOo to connect. Has anyone had success doing this? John -- John Pettigrew Headstrong Games john@headstrong-games.co.uk Fun : Strategy : Price http://www.headstrong-games.co.uk/ Board games that won't break the bank Knossos: escape the ever-changing labyrinth before the Minotaur catches you!