Thread: [OT] Frontend recommendations
Hey postgresql gurus, I was just wondering, what kind of frontend do you recommend in 'bills (windows...)' environment? Is it better to use a tool like Qt from trolltech or is it better to use something like Omnis or Access??? What are you opinions???? best regards, Ries van Twisk
On Friday 25 July 2003 09:18, ries@jongert.nl wrote: > Hey postgresql gurus, > > I was just wondering, what kind of frontend do you recommend in 'bills > (windows...)' environment? > Is it better to use a tool like Qt from trolltech or is it better to use > something like Omnis or Access??? I've always felt there's nowt wrong with Access as a way of building forms/reports etc. -- Richard Huxton Archonet Ltd
On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 ries@jongert.nl wrote: > Hey postgresql gurus, > > I was just wondering, what kind of frontend do you recommend in 'bills > (windows...)' environment? > Is it better to use a tool like Qt from trolltech or is it better to use > something like Omnis or Access??? > > What are you opinions???? > It all depends what you need to do.From using Qt for graphical frontend. I have found the Sql bits to be extremly slow. So the plan is currently to stop using them and use the pqxx drivers. Change is not easy however! (Thats under Linux...)If you need a quick gui try pgaccess and the like. If youwant to writea full gui pick you favoute language and there should be some postgres drivers (if all else fails there is always ODBC)somthing like perl or python may be nice and platform independant.... Peter Childs > > best regards, > Ries van Twisk >
SUMMERY Question: > Hey postgresql gurus, > > I was just wondering, what kind of frontend do you recommend in 'bills > (windows...)' environment? > Is it better to use a tool like Qt from trolltech or is it better to use > something like Omnis or Access??? > > What are you opinions???? ANSWERS: It all depends what you need to do.From using Qt for graphical frontend. I have found the Sql bits to be extremly slow. So the plan is currently to stop using them and use the pqxx drivers. Change is not easy however! (Thats under Linux...)If you need a quick gui try pgaccess and the like. If youwant to writea full gui pick you favoute language and there should be some postgres drivers (if all else fails there is always ODBC)somthing like perl or python may be nice and platform independant.... <--------------------------------------------------------------------> I've always felt there's nowt wrong with Access as a way of building forms/reports etc.