Paul (OMAC HX) said:
hi,
i am just wondering is MySQL any good as a user friendly programme, i know
this is access butam just curious is it worth trying or is access as good
paul
We talking about apples and oranges. Mysql and ms-access have no relation to
each other, and are not even the same type of product.
ms-access is a software development tool that lets you build forms, reports,
user interface and write code. You use ms-access to build applications with.
Mysql on the other hand is a databae engine, and it does NOT let you build
reports, it does not let you build forms and a user interface.
You can no more call ms-access a database then you can call vb6, or vb.net a
database.
ms-access is a tool that lets you build forms, reports, and write code.
MySql has nothing in the way of building applications and a user interface.
Keep in mind when you use ms-access, you can CHOOSE what databae engine you
use with ms-caches. that database engine can be the free JET, or one of
several free editions of sql server from Microsoft, or even MySql can be
used with ms-access.
So, we don't want to confuse database engines like JET, MySql, or Sql server
with that of a product like ms-access that is a reporting and application
building tool.
They are not related at all, the only common issue here is that you can
*choose* the database engine to use *with* ms-access, but ms-access is not a
database, nor is it a database engine.
Products like MySql, Sql server, Oracle are database engines and ms-access
is no such thing...
