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Neil, On 22 February 2013 11:16, Neil Winchurst <barnaby@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Why is it unusual? I had better explain. My last job before I retired was as > a self-employed creator of small databases for local small businesses. I > used a Windows program called Borland Paradox. This was what is known as a > monolithic type, that is all included. It was of the same style as MS Access > but in my opinion far superior. > > It included everything in one program that is tables, forms, queries, > reports and, most important of all, its own built in script language called > PAL (Paradox Application Language). > ... I would echo Simon's recommendation of Postgres. You can use pgAdmin III for GUI management, it works great and I have used it for years. You can use Views or Triggers to simulate calculated columns depending on your application. I remember paying £400 for a copy of Paradox back in the 90's and it wasn't a patch on what you get today for free with Postgres. regards, Kevin -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq