Re: Student needs help for his thesis !

Thanks :)

"Ken Oakland" <koakland_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message news:cC1j6.262957$j6.36326514_at_news1.rdc1.va.home.com...
> Sarwar Raza wrote:
>
> > I would suggest you look into InstantDB. It's a 100% Java database,
 hence
> > will run on any platform with a Java VM. It's relatively small
 footprint,
> > and it's FREE!
> >
> > http://instantdb.enhydra.org/
> >
> > If you can't go the Java route, look into something like MySql.
> >
> > -Sarwar
> >
> > "devnix" <devnix_NOSPAM_at_mailandnews.com> wrote in message
> > news:x8fi6.3410$pa.39989_at_news.chello.be...
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> I am a student in engineering and I need help for my thesis.
> >> I have to do a software which will manage the process of a small
 compagny
> >> (see information about the workflow etc...)
> >>
> >> I have to create a client application which would communicate with a DB
 server.
> >> The database must run under Solaris (and should be able to run under
 Windows),
> >> and must be relational and support SQL.
> >> For the client, they would like to use StarOffice (to manipulate data
 retrieved
> >> by SQL...) if possible, as they already use it for their activities.
> >>
> >> So I was wondering:
> >> - do you know such a database, and which is relatively simple to
 handle?
> >> I tried to install Oracle but it's pretty hard ! they talk about
 recompiling the kernel
> >> and such things (?)... without doing that the install freezes on my
> >> sparc
> > :(
> >> Is there a simplier database which runs on solaris & windows?
> >> (or do you know how to make Oracle work?)
> >>
> >> - how can I create an interface (which ideally would be part of
 Staroffice) and
> >> which would communicate with a distant DB via SQL, in a transparent way
 ?
> >> I heared of (staroffice's) APIs?? I don't have many experience in
 development
> >> (a little bit of C & Java...) Is it possible to use Staroffice to do
 that?
> >> Maybe it would we better to use PHP or JSP?
> >>
> >> Any help would be welcome!
> >> Thanks !
> >>
> >> devnix <devnix AT mailandnews DOT com>
> >
> >
> >
> Adabase D is the database that can be used directly from StarOffice 5.2
> It's Suns analog to Microsoft's Access. You can download for free from
 Suns
> site ( www.sun.com )(pretty big for a dialup though) or order CD from
> them. There are books on amazon.com on how to use it too. This should work
> for a simple project and it's really easy to install on Windows or Unix.
> Good Luck!
Received on Fri Feb 16 2001 - 22:00:46 CET