OT? : Open source development tools / programming language

[Mark Phillips]

Openoffice connects to MySQL; has a visual designer for databases, reports,
input forms, etc; costs $0; and runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac. Without
more details on what you are building, this seems to fit your requirements.

Mark

On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 7:00 AM, keith smith <klsmith2020 at yahoo.com> wrote:

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> Hi,
>
> I would like to write an application that would more than likely run on
> Windows and interface with MySql.  This would be an app that would interface
> with a database allowing the user to add / edit / delete data.
>
> The need is very simple.  I was looking at Flex and find that I would
> probably need to use their Flex Builder which is $700.  That is not feasible
> at this point.  Trying to develop an app without it might be more of a pain
> than what it is worth.
>
> I could always use Java, which comes with it's difficulties also.
>
> My need is very simple.  I need to create a simple menu, some forms, and
> the ability to interact with MySql to manage data remotely - IE port 3306.
> I would like to use an open source language, compiled to hide my work would
> be nice, Visual development environment would be good also.  At a very
> minimum, I would like it to run on Windows.  Mac and Linux would be a plus.
> Security is an issue also.  Must be able to securely attach to port 3306 w/o
> someone being able to sniff out the user name and password. I know this is
> not a language issue, it is a configuration issue.  I wonder if there is
> something like SFTP/SSH for MySql.
>
> As I was writing this I think Java might be the solution.  Write once run
> everywhere. Java is open source and free.
>
> Is there a visual development environment for Java that is free, easy to
> learn and robust?
>
> Is there another language or languages I should consider?
>
> Thanks for your insight!
>
>
>
>
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