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On Saturday 29 November 2008 11:52, Simon Waters wrote: ... > Let us know how it goes. It seems to be easier to use Base than Access, > but they have gone down the Access clone route a long way. I think the > main problem with both, is that to use them effectively you have to > understand the SQL relational database way. That is the problem of ALL office software - it gives you the illusion of technical usefulness when all your really doing is painting yourself into a corner. > At which point you have a > whole host of tools you could use to do the same task. I used to like Access because I could knock up relatively complicated applications in an afternoon and get something to the point of convincing idiots this was the right way to go - but with 'enterprise' experience I could avoid locking myself in to the limitations of It was a good RAD tool and Base /Kexi come nowhere near it as far as I can see - but then I may have just not found the tutorial to get me over a hurdle or two. 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