I am recreating an old database that's in MS Access with company data, contacts, conventions etc. but I have never done something like this. In the past few days I learnt to use MS Access and started recreating the tables to fit third form, creating table relationships etc.
But I got stuck when I started searching for a program/programs that could help me create an easy to use visual input form like in MS Access sparing me from having to delve into SQL and HTML.
I am not a native english-speaker so I couldn't really word what I wanted sufficient enough to find related google hits, I have found applications like Aptana Studio, Heidi SQL, Dreamweaver and so on. My question is, is there a program where I can manage the tables inside the database, create forms to input data with, all (if possible) wih a drag-and-drop designer?
I would be grateful for any number guides you guys have links for, because I just couldn't find what I wanted (possibly because of my still lacking programming expertise). Any guides touching on the topic of how to create input sites with HTML/CSS for an SQL database would also helpful if it's not possible to do without using these languages.
Thank you in advance.
Visual Studio, with SQL Server, has all of the features that you are asking for. There are free versions of both, but with limitations.
You can also use a Java and MySQL solution. To manage the database, use MySQL Workbench. For an IDE that has a drag-and-drop designer, use either NetBeans or Eclipse. For more information on either, google "Netbeans form designer" or "Eclipse form designer."
For creating and managing databases you can use the "Sql Server management studio" itself.
If you have MS office, you can use "InfoPath" to create forms and connect them to the Sql Server database. Check this link out which shows how to do it :
https://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/4246/data-entry-for-sql-server--building-quick-efficient-data-input-forms-using-infopath/
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I have a question about desktop database driven application that need reports output.
Using C# 2015 and MDB database, what is best/easiest way to get data from DatagridView/Forms to reports, with parameters? Possibly without fancy/paid software packages like Crystal, DevExpress etc.
I prefer MDB database files for my projects, because of portability an because I already have some experience with MS Access. Don't like and idea that need to install server of some kind to use other database types, because of deficiency of knowledge in that matter.
I really like single file database that support multiple users, but if You think there is a better/easier option to change database type, please advise and explain.
Many thanks in advance ;)
So I'm trying to figure out how to connect to an access database that is on my desktop through html. Everything I've found so far involves the DB being server side and people mentioning ASP.net or just using SQL or mySQL instead. I just need to know how to get the connection up and running. Any help would be appreciated.
You need some kind of web programming language. That can be PHP or ASP.NET or Java or whatever, but you need something else -- HTML can't connect to a database on its own.
I'd highly advise that you take this opportunity to switch to another database server (like SQL Server or MySQL, like you mentioned). Microsoft Access is not well suited to use in web applications.
You're just going to get the same answers here. If you want to stay with Access, ASP.Net is the way to go. Access isn't webbased, most other databases are, so it's a bad fit.
If you want a professional solution, you could get yourself a Sharepoint server and put an Access WebApp on there. But note that this is intended for larger businesses, and priced accordingly, and your database will be limited in features (no VBA for example).
You cannot read or modify files from your (or anyone else) computer with frontend/html/javascript. Yes, you need some backend to connect to your database on your computer/server.
There are databases that work on client side/frontend, like IndexedDB, but it's not ms access and I don't think it's what you want.
I have an ACCESS database(.accdb) with tables, forms, queries, reports , modules and microsoft access class objects(VBA code). Now the requirement is to shift from access to optional database. The options that I could find by browsing are using either MySQL or SQL Server. As of now, I would like to use Access as front end to any back end database. I would like to know more detailed information regarding migration from Access to optional database. Can anyone please help me or point me to good resources.
I've used SQL Server as a backend for an Access front-end app in the past with pretty decent success. You can use the SQL Server Migration Assistant wizard to migrate the data from an Access Database to a SQL Server database.
Performing a quick search for "using SQL Server database as back-end for MS Access" will yield a number of resources on things to consider and do. You can also refer to this SO Question Can a Microsoft Access Forms application be switched to work with a SQL back end? for additional insight.
My experience has been pretty positive with this sort of migration, but it really depends upon how you've designed and constructed the application. It could be a very simple migration (a few hours to tweak and test things) to a much larger effort on your part to make sure everything works as expected.
You can use SQL Server (Express) as backend using export data from Access Menu. If you will use MySQL some features like auto_increment fields don't work fine and it will need to write VBA code to work as expected.
We have ROR site with a MySQL database. There are many tables which we would like read/write access to, but we have not written this function within our current admin panel. I was curious the drawbacks of using an ODBC tool to perform all reading/writing of values to the database from the admin panel. Also, does anyone have any suggestions for ODBC tools that we should look into for an easy to use software.
I think that you haven't actually started using Rails, else you wouldn't ask this question. Go spend some time reading the documentation and a few getting started tutorials.
http://guides.rubyonrails.org/
Rails comes out of the box with ActiveRecord, an ORM layer. Once you get familiar with it, reading/writing to the database will be a breeze, independent of what database you are using.
I would like to have a tool with which I can easily develop(dragNdrop) front-end for mysql table and publish it to web. I am not sure whether I can try oracle forms, as my database is MySQL. Even if I can use Oracle forms to connect to MySQL, I would like to know any other third party tool which can do the job easily & quickly.
I have used MySQL front for this before which I prefer comparing to phpmyadmin and such, found it at http://www.brothersoft.com/mysql-front-80299.html. I recommend it.