[K12OSN] Database for school desktop use

[Terrell Prude', Jr.]

Andy Rabagliati wrote:

>On Sat, 21 Feb 2004, Les Mikesell wrote:
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>>On Sat, 2004-02-21 at 09:25, Andy Rabagliati wrote:
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>>>However - I think it is important that it has a file-based store,
>>>so there are no permissions issues. 30 kids messing around with
>>>mysql databases - even /I/ have problems creating tables .. :-)
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>>There is nothing really magic about the way mysql or postgresql
>>work.  They just have standard wrappers to start and control
>>them that assume the data should not be disposable.  If you
>>want per-user copies that can be deleted and recreated anytime
>>without affecting anyone else, you just need to run a copy
>>per user with a configuration that keeps everything under the
>>home directory.
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>At this point, the school wants an Access replacement.
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>They want to use the training materials they currently have for
>Access, do a minor edit, and use them on Linux.
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>I think firing up your own copy of MySQL with local config,
>spool directory and port falls outside this.
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>But .. maybe not ?
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>Hey - I have not even used Access, that I can remember.
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>I was figuring that someone on this list has been down that road.
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>Cheers,   Andy!
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If you want something file-based, then why not just use a spreadsheet?  
I know many Windows users that use an Excel spreadsheet as their 
¨database¨, and it works just fine for them.  The GNU/Linux equivalent 
could be Gnumeric or OpenOffice.org.  Is that an option in your case?

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