I'm sure other people on the Zope list would have told you this but MySQL is the thing to go for. Usually runs on Unix systems but works very well on Windows with some neat graphical administration tools and is very powerful - more than basic SQL! Just install and set up a connection through the Control Panel ODBC Data Sources so it can be accessed either internally or externally. http://www.mysql.com Then use the ZODBC data connection in Zope to connect. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carlos A. Carnero Delgado" <texel@rtvc.com.cu> To: "Zope discussion forum" <zope@zope.org> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 11:00 PM Subject: [Zope] Simple, Open Source RDBMS for Windows
Hello.
Here's the satanic plan: with a little hard work for me, I'm converting my girlfriend's notebook office applications to Zope. She's currently using Microsoft Office for a number of tasks, but I'm "porting" her Excel and Access applications to Zope (not porting Excel, mind you; just the business logic, as well as some reporting stuff from Access.) I have demonstrated her that it would works--and it looks cool BTW, not to mention some stuff I have under my sleeve for her in the future (Zope wise)
But, I've been using Gadfly as the underlying RDBMS service. I know of its limitations (sort of). So, I'm asking you guys if there's a small, SQL compliant to the basic level, Open Source RDBMS that runs under Windows. Or is Gadfly more than enough for personal use?
Best regards, Carlos.
PS. She's running Windows 2000. Tried to convince her to run FreeBSD but that was too much to ask, so I conceded.