Is there anything that is comperable on OS X?
My company whats to redo the website using access databases but I would rather something that I can work on from home and from work- something cross platform.
Or is there anything on the mac that can open and edit access files?
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<strong>Is there anything that is comperable on OS X?
My company whats to redo the website using access databases but I would rather something that I can work on from home and from work- something cross platform.
Or is there anything on the mac that can open and edit access files?</strong><hr></blockquote>
You won't run a good web site with Access on any platform! Choose something like MySQL (for small to medium sites). It's cross platform, and much better for running web sites.
Amorya
<strong>Is there anything that is comperable on OS X?
My company whats to redo the website using access databases but I would rather something that I can work on from home and from work- something cross platform.
Or is there anything on the mac that can open and edit access files?</strong><hr></blockquote>
Sucky M$ access doesn't even deserve to be called database! In fact it isn't even a relational database. MySQL is great (I hear NASA uses it). It also integrates very nicely with apache. Find it at mysql.com
...and yeah, it's free. Open source actually. It's also cross platform as stated above, but running anything web-related on windows is of course not recomended!
<strong>ok- well- is it free and where can I get it from?</strong><hr></blockquote>
Get MySQL from <a href="http://www.mysql.com/" target="_blank">http://www.mysql.com/</a>
Only way to run Microsoft Access databases on the Mac is via PC Emulation software like VirtualPC or RealPC. Of course you always can use Access on a PC, to export to a DBF, Text File, or Excel Worksheet, and then import it into Filemaker Pro or some other Mac Database on the Mac.
You can find more OSX databases at:
<a href="http://osx.hyperjeff.net/Apps/Database.html" target="_blank">http://osx.hyperjeff.net/Apps/Database.html</a>
Also a database named Firebird is based on Borland/Imprise Interbase:
<a href="http://firebird.sourceforge.net/index.php?op=files&id=fb10" target="_blank">http://firebird.sourceforge.net/index.php?op=files&id=fb10</a>
Cheers