My CD muisic database started out many years ago on a Mac in Filemaker Pro 2, moved to Provue, then when I came to Windows wound up in Microsoft Works. All the talk of SQL gives me a headache. I probably don't even need a relational database. I'm trying to avoid the extra apps and size of downloading Open Office or Libre Office, which usually get recommended. I would like a list view and record view. The main reason I don't just use a Microsoft Word (2002) table is queries.
I posted this question on Yahoo Answers a few days ago and all I am getting is recommendations for MySQL, Server Express, the type of database programs that are too complex for me to understand.
I have since installed LibreOffice, but there was no way to import my data into Base without it being read-only. It is on the edge of being too complicated. A program called Glom looked promising, but I couldn't get it to work.
I just find it hard to believe there isn't something open source which is a bit better than Microsoft Works and more like Filemaker.
Recommend a Free simple Database program for Windows XP?
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Have you considered using a specialist product like MediaMonkey, it has a freeware version and a "Gold" (payware) version, similar to x2. http://anonym.to/?http://www.mediamonkey.com/
Might be easier than messing around with generic datobase products, unless of course your that way inclined a'la Ratty. There may be some others
This is not a recommendation, merely a suggestion, I have no interest, pecuniary or otherwise in MediaMonkey.
Might be easier than messing around with generic datobase products, unless of course your that way inclined a'la Ratty. There may be some others
This is not a recommendation, merely a suggestion, I have no interest, pecuniary or otherwise in MediaMonkey.
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I've been looking for something similar to manage my movie database and agree that good free (relational) database software is a bit thin on the ground.
I'd forgotten about MediaMonkey but will certainly reinvestigate it. However, my choices at present for my video collection are:
1) Ant Movie Catalog. Highly configurable, freeware, even the source is provided. An active forum, with members adapting it for use as a music (or any other) database system. Written in Delphi.
2) FileMaker Pro. Not cheap but the most user-friendly relational database (RDB) software I've seen.
3) AZZ Cardfile. Now shareware but last freeware version available. Good if all you need is a simple card file.
4) Base, the RDB component of OpenOffice. You need to know a bit about how an RDB works, but it is free.
5) An open source RDB such as MySQL or Apache, for which there are numerous front-ends.
I'd forgotten about MediaMonkey but will certainly reinvestigate it. However, my choices at present for my video collection are:
1) Ant Movie Catalog. Highly configurable, freeware, even the source is provided. An active forum, with members adapting it for use as a music (or any other) database system. Written in Delphi.
2) FileMaker Pro. Not cheap but the most user-friendly relational database (RDB) software I've seen.
3) AZZ Cardfile. Now shareware but last freeware version available. Good if all you need is a simple card file.
4) Base, the RDB component of OpenOffice. You need to know a bit about how an RDB works, but it is free.
5) An open source RDB such as MySQL or Apache, for which there are numerous front-ends.
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