Re: Questions from a beginner!

praveen kumar wrote:<br /><blockquote cite="mid20031108115951.67297.qmail@web13905.mail.yahoo.com"
type="cite"><div><div>Helloeverybody,</div><div>I am very new to PostgreSQL.We are planning to develop a Library
ManagementPackage developed on free development tools for a public library,which we want to install free of
cost.</div></div></blockquote><br/><blockquote cite="mid20031108115951.67297.qmail@web13905.mail.yahoo.com"
type="cite"><div><div>Herein India there is not much awareness about Open Source.</div></div></blockquote> Kindly do
notpass such comments on open list.<br /><br /><blockquote cite="mid20031108115951.67297.qmail@web13905.mail.yahoo.com"
type="cite"><div><div>Aftersome search on the net, I found this very helpful.</div><div>I have very basic
questions,</div><div>1)Can we have any front end, with Post greSQL, (like VB,Access or Oracle Forms) which helps in
developingforms and especially Reports (grouping ect.,) for the back end.</div></div></blockquote> If you are looking
fors/w analogous to oracle forms and reports the answer is NO.<br /> But you could probably use Access + Postgresql
throughODBC <br /> PostgreSQL however has an excellent management tool called PgadminIII. But it does not <br />
provideform design or reports.<br /><br /><blockquote cite="mid20031108115951.67297.qmail@web13905.mail.yahoo.com"
type="cite"><div><div>2)I found few tools (one of them like Knoda) which can be used with PostgreSQL </div><div>or Java
technologiesare the best suited?</div></div></blockquote> why comparing java with a database frontend? <br /><br
/><blockquotecite="mid20031108115951.67297.qmail@web13905.mail.yahoo.com" type="cite"><div><div>Please suggest us as
whatto do.</div></div></blockquote><br /> Well the lack of forms and reports should not afftect its suitability.<br />
postgreSQLdoes its best as far as RDBMS functionality is <br /> concerned. You could always use VB or WxWindows to
create<br /> form and reports with any DataSource.<br /><br /><blockquote
cite="mid20031108115951.67297.qmail@web13905.mail.yahoo.com"type="cite"><div><div>What are the effective development
toolsused to provide front end for PostgreSQL on Linux whcih are all available on the net. (Best example of
my requirementis like Oracle 8i back end and Forms and Reports od Developer 2000 as front end).we are a group of
studentsand software professionals, and if this is going to work out well, we want to join the Open Source community
fromhere in India.Thanks and Regards,</div></div></blockquote><blockquote
cite="mid20031108115951.67297.qmail@web13905.mail.yahoo.com"type="cite"><div><div>Gandluri,</div><div>Bangalore,
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