Re: Perl Application Platform

I have never been able to get to grips with access and, any time I have had to do something in access I tend to give up and write the thing in perl, using DBI::ODBC. Personally, this sounds like a great idea.

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Re: Re: Perl Application Platform by atlantageek (Monk) on Dec 20, 2001 at 00:15 UTC
I'm just trying to make sure. That last statement. were you being sarcastic? ---- I always wanted to be somebody... I guess I should have been more specific.	[reply]
Re: Re: Re: Perl Application Platform by Caillte (Friar) on Dec 20, 2001 at 15:02 UTC
No sarcasm, for once ;) Seriously, I find the access interface almost impossible to work with. I dont know why as I can use other MS products... it just seems to be me. This page is intentionally left justified.	[reply]
Re: Re: Re: Re: Perl Application Platform by scott (Chaplain) on Dec 21, 2001 at 04:20 UTC
For the record, I find putting together a database in MySQL or PostgreSQL (with or without help from Perl) at least an order of magnitude harder than in Access. I've never done anything big, ten tables (some with a few thousand rows), twenty queries, ten reports (with subreports), etc., is about it. But I can usually be up and running with custom input forms and pretty reports in a few hours. Much as I don't like M$, I had to jump in to defend Access, it's served me well. scott	[reply]


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