I've Just reinstalled windows and yet I've misplaced my Microsoft Office CD so I cant install Ms Access to edit/view my Databases. Any suggestions on a free program that is good and downloadable?
Any suggestion would help.
Thanks.
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I've Just reinstalled windows and yet I've misplaced my Microsoft Office CD so I cant install Ms Access to edit/view my Databases. Any suggestions on a free program that is good and downloadable?
Any suggestion would help.
Thanks.
List of Commercial Released free DB's
http://www.sigmod.org/databaseSoftware/commercial/
List of "Other" free DB's
http://www.sigmod.org/databaseSoftware/nonprofit/
checkout dbtools in my signature
Here are three that I use that and they also happen to be free:
MySQL
MSDE
Postgresql
are there DB similar a Access? Only DB for one pc.
mysql, sql server express, ...are client-server.
regards,
anna7
MySql, Sql Server Express, and MSDE can all be installed on a local PC I believe. (Sql Server Express and MSDE are designed for this).
MSDE is designed for single-user access only?
MDBs are more 'convenient' in that you only need the MDB file and MDAC to be present on the machine, while the other servers need the database engine to be installed.
If you don't have a lot of data, I'd suggest XML files.
MSDE uses jet technology? I thought it was a stripped-down SQL server?
Yes, SQL Server stripped down. Where does it say it uses Jet technology?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Sell
As mendhak said it is a cut-down version of SQL Server, the number of users is limited, but only 'softly'.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Sell
After more than a certain number of users (I think it is 5 or 8) are connected to the same database, all queries to that database are slowed down, but more people can connect.
That sounds suspiciously like Jet behavior...
Nah, Jet would accidentally trash the database after 5 users (or x hours, or y MB) ;)
The slowdown in MSDE is entirely planned. As long as you keep below the user limit it is a great piece of kit.