considering you want this application (as well as database?) to run off a 286 as well you could look at using this application with a flat file database as well :-) the fox's were a good idea once upon a time but that would take some learning.
Rahil ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nikhil Karkera" ianmalc@rediffmail.com To: linuxers@mm.ilug-bom.org.in Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2001 3:26 PM Subject: [ILUG-BOM] Best tools for a database application?
I need to choose a good combination of front & back ends for a database application.
The application is quite simple. It is basically a muster, where employees can sign in by entering an employee-ID.
For this I need to store a database of all employees with some basic fields like ID, name, etc. When someone enters an ID, a validity check is done and if valid the ID is stored into a table.
My requirements:
- Application will need to work on
throw-away machines, like a 286 or 386. But the machine will be used solely for this application.
- I need to use a language which is easy
to learn (time constraint), given the fact that I only have knowledge of C and some C++.
- Tomorrow I may need to add some more
functionalities to the application. Basically running different queries for retrieving data. Also size of the employee database may increase. For starters I am looking at 100 to 1000 employees.
For the database I guess mySQL would be ideal. (or is there a better option?) What should I use for the front end? And reasons for it.
Many thanks, Nikhil.
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