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Database Forum / General DB Topics / General DB Topics / March 2005OpenSource and Powerfull ??
Best Regards, I worked on Oracle for a long time, but I have a problem with it, it is not cheap for bussiness.. Does anyone please knows any OpenSource Database powerful as Oracle, and have the most capablities Oracle Database have.. Thank you in advance .. >I worked on Oracle for a long time, but I have a problem with it, it is >not cheap for bussiness.. >Does anyone please knows any OpenSource Database powerful as Oracle, >and have the most capablities Oracle Database have.. The ones worth considering are Firebird and PostgreSQL. MySQL is not up to scratch yet as a robust RDBMS. Paul...  Signatureplinehan __at__ yahoo __dot__ __com__ XP Pro, SP 2, if Oracle group then db := Oracle 9.2.0.1.0; else db := Interbase 6.0.2.0; endif As a courtesy to those who spend time analyzing and attempting to help, please do not top post. > >I worked on Oracle for a long time, but I have a problem with it, it is > >not cheap for bussiness.. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Paul... but you forgot Ingres !! >> The ones worth considering are Firebird and PostgreSQL. MySQL is not >> up to scratch yet as a robust RDBMS. >but you forgot Ingres !! I took a look at their site, and it appears (to me at least) that you still have to purchase it to use it, even though they've open sourced it. Paul... Signatureplinehan __at__ yahoo __dot__ __com__ XP Pro, SP 2, if Oracle group then db := Oracle 9.2.0.1.0; else db := Interbase 6.0.2.0; endif As a courtesy to those who spend time analyzing and attempting to help, please do not top post. >Best Regards, > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Thank you in advance .. I would agree with Paul that your choices are either PostgreSQL or Firebird. Of the two, PostgreSQL might be the easier for you to get to grips with, as pl/pgsql is very similar to pl/sql in many ways. Firebird has the advantage of a much smaller footprint but lacks some of the power of Postgres. MySQL may be open source , but requires licensing for commercial use, and is, IMHO, a little less mature than the two options mentioned above. Does Firebird and postgreSQL have reports and forms in it as Oracle ? >Does Firebird and postgreSQL have reports and forms in it as Oracle ? No, unfortunately not. You could use Delphi though, or C++ Builder with native components with which you can write pretty much any programme you want against your database. If you've ever used the TOAD, that's written in Delphi. You could also take a look at wxwidgets. Paul... Signatureplinehan __at__ yahoo __dot__ __com__ XP Pro, SP 2, if Oracle group then db := Oracle 9.2.0.1.0; else db := Interbase 6.0.2.0; endif As a courtesy to those who spend time analyzing and attempting to help, please do not top post. Can I use Java for that, I need a good GUI, or what else can I use with a good simple GUI, for example maybe Flash application ?? >Can I use Java for that, Yes, you use Java if you wish. > I need a good GUI, or what else can I use with >a good simple GUI, for example maybe Flash application ?? Flash is for the web - I'm not sure what you're talking about here. Paul... Signatureplinehan __at__ yahoo __dot__ __com__ XP Pro, SP 2, if Oracle group then db := Oracle 9.2.0.1.0; else db := Interbase 6.0.2.0; endif As a courtesy to those who spend time analyzing and attempting to help, please do not top post. >Can I use Java for that, I need a good GUI, or what else can I use with >a good simple GUI, for example maybe Flash application ?? There are good JDBC Level 4 drivers for both Firebird and PostgreSQL, so Java is definitely an option. Thank you very mush for your posts ... I will use Java, about the flash I so some new small applications workin' made by flash, it copies and deletes files and manip. w/files and other things.. > Can I use Java for that, I need a good GUI, or what else can I use with > a good simple GUI, for example maybe Flash application ?? Why not PHP? In many respects it is far superior to Java. SignatureDaniel A. Morgan University of Washington damorgan@x.washington.edu (replace 'x' with 'u' to respond) >> Can I use Java for that, I need a good GUI, or what else can I use with >> a good simple GUI, for example maybe Flash application ?? > >Why not PHP? In many respects it is far superior to Java. Having used both, I would say, that with the exception of the more complex deployment for servlets, it is more a case of which you happen to prefer. However, the OP did say that he needs a good GUI, and, leaving aside the web apps, PHP can not produce any sort of GUI apps. Java, on the other hand, can. In the last exciting episode, Noel <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote: >>> Can I use Java for that, I need a good GUI, or what else can I use >>> with a good simple GUI, for example maybe Flash application ?? [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > and, leaving aside the web apps, PHP can not produce any sort of GUI > apps. Java, on the other hand, can. That is _quite_ incorrect. PHP can be and is used to produce GUI applications, directly, using GTK <http://gtk.php.net/>, as well as indirectly, using the GTK-Server framework (akin to the way dt-ksh graphical apps worked). Signaturelet name="cbbrowne" and tld="gmail.com" in String.concat "@" [name;tld];; http://linuxdatabases.info/info/nonrdbms.html "To do is to be." -- Aristotle "To be is to do." -- Socrates "Do be do be do." -- Sinatra "Do be a do bee." -- Miss Sally of Romper Room fame. "Yabba dabba do." -- Fred Flintstone "DO...BEGIN..END" -- Niklaus Wirth >In the last exciting episode, Noel <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote: >> [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >GTK <http://gtk.php.net/>, as well as indirectly, using the GTK-Server >framework (akin to the way dt-ksh graphical apps worked) I stand corrected. I had come across that option before, but it slipped my mind. >>Having used both, I would say, that with the exception of the more >>complex deployment for servlets, it is more a case of which you [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > GTK <http://gtk.php.net/>, as well as indirectly, using the GTK-Server > framework (akin to the way dt-ksh graphical apps worked). That sounds interesting, does this work on Windows as well? (with GTK being a Linux thing AFAIK) Thomas Are there some real-life examples, some projects with GTK-PHP ? It seems very good and new.. Clinging to sanity, "NurAzije" <nurazije@gmail.com> mumbled into her beard: > Are there some real-life examples, some projects with GTK-PHP ? > It seems very good and new.. See: <http://gtk.php.net/apps/> There are numerous applications listed... Signatureselect 'cbbrowne' || '@' || 'gmail.com'; http://linuxdatabases.info/info/linuxdistributions.html "Over a hundred years ago, the German poet Heine warned the French not to underestimate the power of ideas: philosophical concepts nurtured in the stillness of a professor's study could destroy a civilization." --Isaiah Berlin in /The Power of Ideas/ >>>Having used both, I would say, that with the exception of the more >>>complex deployment for servlets, it is more a case of which you [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > That sounds interesting, does this work on Windows as well? (with GTK being a > Linux thing AFAIK) GTK isn't a "Linux thing," so I don't see why not. Signature"cbbrowne","@","gmail.com" http://cbbrowne.com/info/internet.html lp1 on fire (One of the more obfuscated kernel messages) >>> Can I use Java for that, I need a good GUI, or what else can I use with >>> a good simple GUI, for example maybe Flash application ?? [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >and, leaving aside the web apps, PHP can not produce any sort of GUI >apps. Java, on the other hand, can. Having just developed a GUI in PHP as a replacement for an Oracle Forms app, I have to disagree. Of course, it might depend what you mean by "GUI". Lemming SignatureCuriosity *may* have killed Schrodinger's cat. So for now I see Ingres is something like Oracle, and need Java or PHP for GUI . Ingres ?? from where to download it, is it 100% free, an Open Source ? > So for now I see Ingres is something like Oracle, and need Java or PHP > for GUI . Something like Oracle? Depends on how you define "something." If you are referring to the fact that it has tables and SQL yes. If you were refering to capabilities such as rewrite, interMedia, Spatial, user defined object data types, high availability I'd say in different universes. SignatureDaniel A. Morgan University of Washington damorgan@x.washington.edu (replace 'x' with 'u' to respond) Maybe better to say like Oracle Database with forms and reports just ;) >Does Firebird and postgreSQL have reports and forms in it as Oracle ? Nope, but I guessed you know that. Neither does MySQL. > Best Regards, > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Thank you in advance .. I agree they charge a lot of money. You need Ingres. I have worked on both and Ingres does the same except it is free. www.ca.com >You need Ingres. >I have worked on both and Ingres does the same except it is free. >www.ca.com Where can I download this? I've looked at their site and it is far from obvious. Paul... Signatureplinehan __at__ yahoo __dot__ __com__ XP Pro, SP 2, if Oracle group then db := Oracle 9.2.0.1.0; else db := Interbase 6.0.2.0; endif As a courtesy to those who spend time analyzing and attempting to help, please do not top post. >You need Ingres. >I have worked on both and Ingres does the same except it is free. >www.ca.com Found it http://opensource.ca.com/projects/ingres/files/aa.int.wnt.ga Paul... Signatureplinehan __at__ yahoo __dot__ __com__ XP Pro, SP 2, if Oracle group then db := Oracle 9.2.0.1.0; else db := Interbase 6.0.2.0; endif As a courtesy to those who spend time analyzing and attempting to help, please do not top post. |
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