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| From | David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.user |
| Subject | Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? |
| Date | 2020-07-25 21:50 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <Awylc-83n-3@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
| References | <Awwjn-6S3-1@gated-at.bofh.it> <AwxyN-7xo-1@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| Organization | linux.* mail to news gateway |
On Sat 25 Jul 2020 at 14:45:58 (-0400), Paul M Foster wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 25, 2020 at 12:38:10PM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
>
> > Back in 70's/80's I wrote programs as part of routine job duties.
> > {8080/8085 assembler, dBase and Paradox}
> > Neither I, nor my employers, classed me as a "programmer".
> > I was "Senior Engineering Tech" or "Junior Engineer".
> > IOW, I was not in abject *AWE* of computers. *ROFL*
> >
> > Right now I'm working on a personal project.
> > INPUT: How much of what did I eat?
> > OUTPUT: How much [cal/protein/fiber] did I eat?
> >
> > SQL {and variants} seen to dominate all else.
> > IIRC, dBase was simpler.
> >
> > What current FOSS system might I be comfortable with?
> >
> I used dBase (FoxPro) and Paradox decades ago. My advice: learn SQL and
> select the DBMS of your choice. SQLite3, PostgreSQL, MySQL. For
> portability and low traffic, I'd select SQLite3.
I think I indirectly made that suggestion in this thread
https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2018/07/msg00057.html
which referred back to the OP's own thread
https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2018/06/msg00757.html
> Gone are the days of xBase and the like. SQL is the lingua franca for
> all modern database systems. And SQLite3 has bindings for most modern
> languages.
>
> Since you probably would like an application with a nice interface
One can never be sure: the OP seems pretty fearless when it comes to CLIs.
> (curses, GUI, web), I'd suggest PHP. The platform for your interface is
> in the server and the browser; you just have to write some HTML, which
> is pretty easy. Otherwise, you're looking at fiddly code with GTK or QT
> (or ncurses).
Cheers,
David.
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FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2020-07-25 19:40 +0200
Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? Paul M Foster <paulf@quillandmouse.com> - 2020-07-25 21:00 +0200
Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2020-07-25 21:50 +0200
Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2020-07-27 14:10 +0200
Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2020-07-27 17:20 +0200
Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2020-07-27 17:40 +0200
Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2020-07-27 21:50 +0200
Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2020-07-27 22:00 +0200
Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2020-07-27 22:10 +0200
Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2020-07-27 22:10 +0200
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Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2020-07-27 23:50 +0200
Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2020-07-27 23:40 +0200
Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2020-07-27 23:50 +0200
Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2020-07-27 23:50 +0200
Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2020-07-28 09:00 +0200
Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2020-07-28 00:30 +0200
Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? rhkramer@gmail.com - 2020-07-28 04:00 +0200
Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? Nicholas Geovanis <nickgeovanis@gmail.com> - 2020-07-28 05:00 +0200
Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? Nicholas Geovanis <nickgeovanis@gmail.com> - 2020-07-28 05:10 +0200
Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@meetinghouse.net> - 2020-07-28 09:20 +0200
Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2020-07-27 17:50 +0200
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Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@meetinghouse.net> - 2020-07-25 21:30 +0200
Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2020-07-25 22:30 +0200
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Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2020-07-26 10:00 +0200
Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2020-07-26 12:10 +0200
Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2020-07-26 15:30 +0200
Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2020-07-27 09:10 +0200
Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2020-07-25 22:30 +0200
Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? rhkramer@gmail.com - 2020-07-25 23:00 +0200
Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2020-07-26 16:30 +0200
Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2020-07-26 16:50 +0200
Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2020-07-26 20:00 +0200
Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2020-07-26 20:20 +0200
Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? Ajith R <ajithramayyan@yahoo.co.in> - 2020-07-27 16:20 +0200
Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? Eric S Fraga <e.fraga@ucl.ac.uk> - 2020-07-27 17:20 +0200
[Interim Solution] Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2020-07-29 11:50 +0200
Re: [Interim Solution] Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2020-07-29 12:20 +0200
Re: [Interim Solution] Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2020-07-29 13:20 +0200
Re: [Interim Solution] Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2020-07-29 14:10 +0200
Re: [Interim Solution] Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2020-07-29 22:10 +0200
Re: [Interim Solution] Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2020-07-30 11:40 +0200
Re: [Interim Solution] Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? Tom Dial <tddial@comcast.net> - 2020-07-30 22:20 +0200
Re: [Interim Solution] Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? Eric S Fraga <e.fraga@ucl.ac.uk> - 2020-07-30 11:30 +0200
Re: [Interim Solution] Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2020-07-30 13:20 +0200
Re: [Interim Solution] Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? Eric S Fraga <e.fraga@ucl.ac.uk> - 2020-07-30 16:20 +0200
Re: [Interim Solution] Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@meetinghouse.net> - 2020-07-30 17:00 +0200
Re: [Interim Solution] Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2020-07-30 17:10 +0200
Re: [Interim Solution] Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2020-07-30 19:40 +0200
Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2020-07-30 14:50 +0200
Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? Linux-Fan <Ma_Sys.ma@web.de> - 2020-07-30 15:10 +0200
Re: FOSS equivalents of *OLD* database and spreadsheet tools? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2020-07-30 16:10 +0200
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