Re: Data entry - forms design or other APIs etc. - what is there?

None have mentioned pgaccess yet.  I haven't used it on a regular basis, but
at least it builds and runs on my Mac (and therefore, linux, etc.)

Sean

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From: "Chris Green" <chris@areti.co.uk>
To: <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 7:57 AM
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Data entry - forms design or other APIs etc. - what
is there?


> On Fri, Jan 21, 2005 at 06:19:53PM -0600, Andrew L. Gould wrote:
>> On Friday 21 January 2005 12:55 pm, Chris Green wrote:
> [snip question]
>>
>> Many languages have the capacity to access PostgreSQL databases
>> including Python (with PyGreSQL), Perl (with DBI), PHP (compile in
>> support), Delphi and Java (with JDBC) to name a few.  The selection of
>> GUI tools for forms depends upon the language.
>>
> Yes, I was hoping for a bit more help than just a language interface
> but if I have to I'll go down that route.
>
>> You can also use other databases applications that make use of ODBC
>> links such as MS Access and Paradox.  (Attempts with Lotus Approach
>> failed horribly.)  At work, I've used MS Access to create several
>> front-end applications to PostgreSQL database servers.
>>
> Now that *is* a possibility, I have Access at least.  Though that
> prevents me making a totally Linux based application.
>
>
>> Gnumeric, a spreadsheet application, is supposed to be able to access
>> several databases natively (not odbc) via gnomedb.  I've gotten gnomedb
>> to connect to the database; but I can't find any documentation as to
>> how to get the data into the spreadsheet.
>>
> Those might be useful too, thanks.
>
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> Chris Green (chris@areti.co.uk)
>
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