what do u recommend for a personal database program ?

[jimmyhaha]

Objective: To Generate HTML (MUST) and MS word (optional) or other suggestions (than HTML) template doucment with data feed from the database.

Requirement:

1. GUI is a must
2. Easy to install, maintain.
3. low overhead
4. provide statistic/analysis of the data
5. Low TCO

Pls pardon me if my description is too vague, let me give u an example... think about the package slip u receive enclosed with your online shipment/order.

Can MS Access get the job done, or do I need SQL or other program ?

I am Not a database person, so if u can provide me the URL on related topic, much appreciated.

Pls advise, thanks in advance.

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Update:

> Do you want the database to be stored on a webserver or on a local machine

hmm... can I have both or only can choose 1 out of 2 ?

> generating the HTML in a batch mode as opposed to on the fly?

hmm... how cpu intesive for on the fly vs batch mode ?

> And are you prepared to write some code to generate the HTML?

Sure... but like what I have said, I am really unfamilar with db.

pretty much looking for a turnkey solution here...

Thanks

 

[RossMAN]

YGPM

 

[her209]

msaccess db (access doesn't need to be installed) w/ vb exes

 

[mugs]

Do you want the database to be stored on a webserver or on a local machine (generating the HTML in a batch mode as opposed to on the fly)? And are you prepared to write some code to generate the HTML?

 

[JonTheBaller]

I don't know too much about databases, but MySQL sounds like a good option, from what I understand.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: jimmyhaha

> Do you want the database to be stored on a webserver or on a local machine

hmm... can I have both or only can choose 1 out of 2 ?

Well... yeah, it needs to be stored in one place.

> generating the HTML in a batch mode as opposed to on the fly?

hmm... how cpu intesive for on the fly vs batch mode ?

Yeah... more details on what you want to use it for would really be helpful.

> And are you prepared to write some code to generate the HTML?

Sure... but like what I have said, I am really unfamilar with db.

Pick up a book, it's easy to learn and understand. I recommend anything published by O'Reilly.

pretty much looking for a turnkey solution here...

Thanks

Well, I can tell you one thing for sure, MySQL will not help you with generating MS Word Docs. To do that, you're going to want to go with Access.

 

[slycat]

Access or Filemaker

 

[jimmyhaha]

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