Re: Student needs help for his thesis !

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>
Received on Tue Feb 13 2001 - 21:03:45 CET