Hi

I have been asked to implement an error logging/management database for the
network technicians in our company. The idea is that staff using
workstations can enter a database and log any problems they are having,
while the technicians can pull off details of faulty equipment. The users
will have little experience of databases so the system needs to be
customized to allow users access to facilities via simple a gui. The network
is win98 based.

Currently the company does not have a dbms. My initial reaction is to do it
using MS Access as this is a database that I am familiar with. However, with
so many databases systems out there, I was wondering what dbms others would
choose and what advantages/disadvantes it would have.

Many thanks for the help

Dave

paradox would be very good

(where the data is centrally located). And would not use this PC to run
your program .

bye
marco

Dave a écrit:

"Dave" <deepthinkernospam (AT) btinternet (DOT) com> wrote

Personally i'd just install SQL and then you can use what you want.
Structure your database in SQL and then write your front end using
jbase or something.

In article <bm8edi$u0o$1 (AT) newsg2 (DOT) svr.pol.co.uk>, Dave <deepthinkernospam@
btinternet.com> writes
toy. And it's a great RAD tool.

Get a copy of linux, and older pc, and play. You've got MySQL,
PostgreSQL, and I think many versions also come with DB2, SapDB, and
possibly more.

Oh - and having posted this to comp.databases.revelation, why not try
and get a copy of OpenInsight and then ask here for help. It's not a
relational db, but those of us who know multi-value dbs would say they
knock relational into a cocked hat :-)

Cheers,
Wol
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"Anthony W. Youngman" <thewolery (AT) nospam (DOT) demon.co.uk> wrote

It's a pile of shit.

just as long as you remember it's a
That's a pile of shit too and more than a waste of time.
It's too expensive and it'll drive your project into the ground.
Anything as flexible as advanced revelation was just won't adapt to
windows.

If you really want to do anything quickly efficiently and cheaply just
get a copy of qt and use some form of sql on linux.

and then ask here for help. It's not a
you can impose multivalues onto any relational database

Dave wrote:


So my dbms's, heck there are problel a hundred error loggin, bug
tracking systems that you could buy off the shelf and get with a jim
dandy web/browser interface. What's the budget including your time?