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decaturnc
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 Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 8:52 am Post subject: Database Software |
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Can anyone recommend database software similar to Microsoft Access?
I am currently using Bento at home and Access at work. Bento is a good piece of software and I enjoy using it. It is coming up short in a couple of areas that, with some simple work, Access does what I need it to do.
I am not looking for a replacement for Bento. I am looking for something that I can use to supplement Bento in a couple of tasks that I am working on.
Any assistance/recommendations would be appreciated. |
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JohnnyBoy
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| Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 10:19 am Post subject: Re: Database Software |
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| decaturnc wrote: | | Can anyone recommend database software similar to Microsoft Access? |
Well, the obvious candidate would be "Base" (part of the OpenOffice suite) since OO directly copies a lot of the functionality of MS Office: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenOffice.org_Base
There's a Mac-only fork of the OpenOffice development effort called "NeoOffice": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NeoOffice
If you have a budget to spend, you could investigate Bento's "big brother", FileMaker Pro: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FileMaker_Pro
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decaturnc
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| Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 12:13 pm Post subject: Re: Database Software |
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Thanks for the reply. It's been a long time since I've looked at OpenOffice and NeoOffice. I forgot they had a database application. I may have to give it a try. I've been looking at Filemaker Pro but I don't know if I need it bad enough to spend that kind of money. |
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decaturnc
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| Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 8:21 am Post subject: |
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I've downloaded OpenOffice and the 30-day trial of Filemaker Pro.
Filemaker Pro looks good and I like it. I just don't need to spend $300 on it for what I want to do.
OpenOffice.org looks like it will fit the bill. I did find the way you have to go to get data into it from a spread sheet a bit clunky. While it is annoying it gets the job done. I'm also not going to complain about much more than that I have because it still works and does a decent job considering the price.
Actually, considering the price, I'd have to say that OpenOffice.org is pretty darned impressive. |
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JohnnyBoy
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That's good news decaturnc, I'm glad to hear that you were able to make one of those apps fit the bill! 
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