I'd probably recommend Java. It's pretty good for cross-platform GUI apps (and plenty of other stuff), but there's definitely a learning curve if you're coming from a scripting language background. You'll also need to learn JDBC if you're going to talk to MySQL.
Eclipse is a top-notch IDE for Java development. Take a look at NetBeans, also.
You've mentioned doing PHP work in the past, so maybe also take a look at PHP+GTK. The language will then be familiar, but getting cross-platform deployment will probably be more complex.
http://gtk.php.net/
Maybe also consider Python, which has a gui package (tkinter) as part of its standard library. I've never used it, so maybe others can comment on it? I just thought maybe learning Python would be easier/quicker for you than learning Java.
http://wiki.python.org/moin/TkInter
For MySQL, you need to configure the server to support SSL.
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/secure-connections.html I suggest doing that on some port other than 3306, since 3306 is normally for unencrypted mysql traffic.
alex
On Nov 8, 2010, at 8:00 AM, keith smith wrote:
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> I could always use Java, which comes with it's difficulties also.
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> 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.
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> As I was writing this I think Java might be the solution. Write once run everywhere. Java is open source and free.
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> Is there a visual development environment for Java that is free, easy to learn and robust?
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> Is there another language or languages I should consider?
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> Thanks for your insight!
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