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Mac Forum / Country Specific / Australian Mac Group / October 2003Inexpensive database ?
I'm trying to find a relatively (no pun intended) simple freeware/shareware database, suitable to record, sort, print, etc a home library, with details such as title, publisher, cost, comments. I've looked at a few at Twocows, but nothing suited. I'm using OS X (10.2.8). Any suggestions? Ta, M > I'm trying to find a relatively (no pun intended) simple > freeware/shareware database, suitable to record, sort, print, etc a home [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Ta, > M try looking on versiontracker.com/osx  Signaturewww.ozetechnology.com Powered by Apples and Penguins Proud to be 100% Microsoft Free > > I'm trying to find a relatively (no pun intended) simple > > freeware/shareware database, suitable to record, sort, print, etc a home [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Ta, > > M Postgresql, open source free software. If OSX really is UNIX, then Postgresql is yours for the download. Watch out for dependencies. Maybe 'simple' might be an issue? But there's a good O'Reilly book with a CD included. http://www.postgresql.org/ Nikki >>>I'm trying to find a relatively (no pun intended) simple >>>freeware/shareware database, suitable to record, sort, print, etc a home [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Nikki or MySQL both run without issues under OSX Signaturewww.ozetechnology.com Powered by Apples and Penguins Proud to be 100% Microsoft Free What about http://books.aetherial.net/ Seems very good It ain't sophistictaed but it does work. If you're running OSX.2.8 you also got AppleWorks which has a reasonable flat file type database module. This will do the sort of work you describe easily. It has the additional 'feature' being very easy to import into FileMaker if you ever decide to spend serious money. > I'm trying to find a relatively (no pun intended) simple > freeware/shareware database, suitable to record, sort, print, etc a home [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Ta, > M Technicians said: > It ain't sophistictaed but it does work. > > If you're running OSX.2.8 you also got AppleWorks... I'm running 10.2.8 and don't have AppleWorks. Where should I have got it? Steve = : ^ \ > Technicians said: > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Steve = : ^ \ All Macs shipped since whenever (OS 3?) had a version of AppleWorks or ClarisWorks included as part of the software package. You can actually buy it for about AUD140 inc little Johnny's bite Check out http://www.apple.com.au/appleworks/ > All Macs shipped since whenever (OS 3?) had a version of AppleWorks or > ClarisWorks included as part of the software package. > You can actually buy it for about AUD140 inc little Johnny's bite > > Check out http://www.apple.com.au/appleworks/ I thought AppleWorks is only provided to iBook and iMac lines. And absent in the professional lines. If it's not in your Dock, look in "Applications", if its not there try running your install CD and look for it in the custom install, and install it from there. > Technicians said: > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Steve = : ^ \ > It ain't sophistictaed but it does work. > > If you're running OSX.2.8 you also got AppleWorks which has a reasonable > flat file type database module. This will do the sort of work you > describe easily. Wow, where did that database come from? I thought it was removed from Appleworks. {quoteless...} Many thanks to all repliers. Whytoi is right. No AppleWorks with my G4. I've downloaded a dozen little dbs but nothing suits. (Yair, my wife always says I'm too picky) (I tell her that's why I married her!) I'm sure I've seen something on a MacAddict disk, but not for OS X. I'll keep searching. SQL keeps cropping up and I have no idea what it means. About time I looked into that, I think, Nikki and Marty. M > SQL keeps cropping up and I have no idea what it means. About time I > looked into that, I think, Nikki and Marty. > > M Structured Query Language. Do a google and you'll find tutorial stuff out there. If you're into it, you can keep an eye open in:- <alt.binaries.mac.applications> also <alt.binaries.e-book.technical>** There's heaps of stuff to d/l there. If you don't see what you need, you can always make a request. Have fun Nikki ** watch out with this one, plenty of what's posted is in CHM format which is BlinDoze Only. But plenty of RARed PDFs. What's wrong with the DB layer in AppleWorks? It's included with X and unless you need relationships, it's fine for straight forward cardfile stuff. > I'm trying to find a relatively (no pun intended) simple > freeware/shareware database, suitable to record, sort, print, etc a home [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Ta, > M > I'm trying to find a relatively (no pun intended) simple > freeware/shareware database, suitable to record, sort, print, etc a home > library, with details such as title, publisher, cost, comments. A home library of books? Do you want something that's already set up to catalogue books, or do you want to fiddle with SQL? If the later, hsql (on sourceforge) is a good, simple, Java-based database which runs fine on MacOS X. Cheers, Robert. How many books do you have? If it's less than 30,000 (and will never go beyond) why not use the spreadhseet in OpenOffice and export text files to Writer for printing. It's available for OSX isn't it? > I'm trying to find a relatively (no pun intended) simple > freeware/shareware database, suitable to record, sort, print, etc a home [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Ta, > M > I'm trying to find a relatively (no pun intended) simple > freeware/shareware database, suitable to record, sort, print, etc a home > library, with details such as title, publisher, cost, comments. If you like, I'll e-mail you FileMaker Pro 2.0 (507K StuffIt file). Classic App, I know it runs on OS8.1. Should run under OSX? It's flat file (which is all you need for home library) but IMHO it's more advanced than the database built-in to AppleWorks. Definitely more advanced than the database built-in to ClarisWorks 5. Signaturewww.didi.au.com In article <didi-2810031752080001@203-213-59-180-syd-ts7-2600.tpgi.com.au>, > If you like, I'll e-mail you FileMaker Pro 2.0 (507K StuffIt file). > Classic App, I know it runs on OS8.1. Should run under OSX? Wouldn't that be illegal? Lah de dah > In article > <didi-2810031752080001@203-213-59-180-syd-ts7-2600.tpgi.com.au>, [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Wouldn't that be illegal? I guess it would depend on whether "didi" actually still uses that SN or not. If it's a spare SN, then there's no reason why he can't give out that software as a present. Also, what's the legal right over a software once its support has been stopped? Or worse, when the company has disappeared? |
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