[KLUG Members] MySQL adoption

[Adam Williams]

> Sorry for cross posting or top posting but any of the database has FoxPro
> like easiness ?

No.  FoxPro (at least when I used it) was engineless.  Clients accessed
the data "files" directly.  Both MySQL and PostgreSQL are "engine"
databases.  Clients talk to the engine - engine has exclusive access to
the data.  This adds an inherent level of complexity; as well as a MUCH
improved base-line of stability.

But many tools exist that make either MySQL or PostgreSQL or {insert
database here} pretty easy to use.

If you want TRUE simplicty look at something like "sqlite":
http://www.sqlite.org/

GNOMEdb also comes with a "default" engineless database:
http://www.gnome-db.org/

But in the end I think you'll be happier with an engine under the hood. 
Page through -
ftp://ftp.kalamazoolinux.org/pub/pdf/DataAccess-2003.pdf
- particularly the later part on using Open Office to work with a
database - that should be pretty windows-esque - regardless of the
database chosen.