On Sat, Oct 04, 2003 at 11:20:33AM +0100, ian wrote:
Even nicer if it can read MS Access files, which makes migration a lot easier.
Access is a proprietary format. I doubt forms/queries/reports will ever be transferable because of the different document models each application uses. But It's easy to exchange data and structures using ODBC/SQL. All decent databases support it. And if you look at database backends like mySQL or PostgreSQL, they too use their own proprietary formats. There has been talk of XML as a 'standard' format. What we're crying out for is a nice front end for querying editing and displaying data - assuming of course it also contains tools which simplify the creation of the database itself. And as soon as you create a fancy front end, you have to store it - in a proprietary way of course :-) -- Derek Grainge Microtechnology Wellington College -- ******************************************************************************** All mail sent and received may be examined to prevent transmission of unacceptable material. Wellington College does not accept responsibility for email contents. Problems to postmaster@wellington-college.berks.sch.uk. Website: http://www.wellington-college.berks.sch.uk ********************************************************************************