[nmglug] ***DHSPAM*** Re: MySQL - Howto

[andres]

On Wed, 2008-02-27 at 10:07 -0800, Tim Emerick wrote:
> Wow.  You still teach classes? 
not sure if you were asking me,
but if so, then yes, but now I am with rails and asterisk,

>  I think I could use a RDBMS-101 class.  Wonder if CNM has a class I
> could take on how to use a RDBMS.

I can offer a gnu (as in free) mysql crash one hour tutorial at the next
Linux meeting,
is it tomorrow? 

>  
> I am currently running Excel 2003 which supports about 60k+ rows.  I
> hear that Excel 2007 supports 1mil rows.  It's starting to make me
> wonder why I would need to use a DBMS backend if I can keep all my
> data in a spreadsheet. (Other than I HATE HATE HATE the Office 2007
> ribbon).

not sure whats you data about,
but you'll discover a new world,

>  
> Tim
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Andy Farnsworth <farnsaw at stonedoor.com>
> To: NMGLUG.org mailing list <nmglug at nmglug.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 11:08:44 AM
> Subject: Re: [nmglug] MySQL - Howto
> 
> Tim,
>   I figured you were Windows centric, at least for this project, as
> you were talking Excel.  No worries to me as I tend to work 3 or 4
> different OSes at a time.  MacOSX is my laptop with Windows running in
> a VMWare session.  Then I usually connect to Linux / Solaris / AIX /
> (other commercial unix) for their backend systems.  You name it, I
> have probably worked on it.
> 
> Toad is a very nice front end into almost any database, it was
> originally Oracle only, but has been expanded to support multiple
> databases in the last few years.  The comercial version is very
> powerful and has many features that a DBA would want / need, but the
> free version is enough for most non-DBA uses.
> 
> I have taught a database class and have used excel spreadsheets to
> illustrate tables and their relationships.
> 
> Andy
> 
> Tim Emerick wrote: 
> > TOAD actually looked interesting to me.  I'm currently in a Microsoft-centric office.  It would seem that I could use TOAD as the front end on the XP machines in the office but run a linux app in the background managing the database.  I have never used a database before, Windows or Linux based which is where my dilemma lies.  My closest database experience is probably long lists of info in Excel.
> > 
> > Tim.
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: J. Marsden DeLapp <jmdelapp at delapp.com>
> > To: NMGLUG.org mailing list <nmglug at nmglug.org>
> > Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 7:51:34 PM
> > Subject: Re: [nmglug] MySQL - Howto
> > 
> > Andy Farnsworth wrote:
> >   
> > > Also, look into the Toad for MySQL utiltity.  The free version should do 
> > > everything you need for the next year or so, then you might investigate 
> > > the full featured "for pay" version.
> > > 
> > > Toad for MySQL URL:
> > > http://www.toadsoft.com/toadmysql/Overview.htm
> > >     
> > Toad looks pretty worthless to me.
> > 
> > Minimum Software Requirements
> >     * Microsoft® Windows® 2000, 2003, XP Professional, or Vista (32-bit and x64)
> >     * Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
> >     * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 or later
> >     * Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 5.0 or later (for viewing the Getting Started Guide)
> >     * Client connectivity and configuration for each database (pre-requisite for connecting)
> > 
> > I am a GNU/Linux user!
> > 
> > Mars
> > 
> >   
> 
> 
> 
> -----Inline Attachment Follows-----
> 
> _______________________________________________
> nmglug mailing list
> nmglug at nmglug.org
> https://nmglug.org/mailman/listinfo/nmglug
> 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> nmglug mailing list
> nmglug at nmglug.org
> https://nmglug.org/mailman/listinfo/nmglug