[postgis-users] postgres data tables package (ORACLE Formsreplacement?)

John Callahan john.callahan at udel.edu
Sun Aug 8 20:17:29 PDT 2010


Thanks for all your responses.  MS Access was tried before my time and
didn't work out so well (not sure why.)  OpenOffice sounds like a great idea
(I use it quite often for typical office tasks) but we do use some views.
WaveMaker looks very interesting.   Thanks for the reference.

- John



On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 12:59 PM, Randall, Eric
<ERandall at eriecountygov.org>wrote:

>  John,
>
> For the web solution I use WaveMaker with but haven't done anything too
> fancy with it yet. http://www.wavemaker.com/
> SQL Workbench might be another option.  http://www.sql-workbench.net/
>
> Eric
>
>
> Eric Randall
> GIS DB Admin/Analyst
> County of Erie
> 140 W 6th St
> Room 111
> Erie, PA 16501
>
> ph. 814-451-6063
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* postgis-users-bounces at postgis.refractions.net [mailto:
> postgis-users-bounces at postgis.refractions.net]*On Behalf Of *John Callahan
> *Sent:* Thursday, August 05, 2010 9:54 AM
> *To:* PostGIS Users Discussion
> *Subject:* [postgis-users] postgres data tables package (ORACLE
> Formsreplacement?)
>
> Brief background: We're currently using Oracle for our main database.
> Nothing too big, 15 - 20 tables and the largest table has about 100K
> records.   We use Oracle Forms as a web-based option for inserting and
> updating records.
>
> I am using Postgres/PostGIS for a couple of other projects.  I would like
> to use Postgres for our main database as well.  However, I would need to
> come up with a solution for inserting/updating the data tables within our
> group (a replacement for Oracle Forms).  Preferably, a web-based solution
> (PHP, Python, etc...) but it could be a Windows desktop solution installed
> on each staff members machine.  Something that maintains the data integrity
> (e.g., forcing users to enter a date when Date is required, etc...)
>
> Does anyone know of a FOSS package that can be used to manage data tables
> within a Postgres database?   Updating data records is the highest priority
> since the built-in Admin tool can be used for managing users, creating new
> tables, etc..., and will be done only by a database manager.  Thanks for any
> advice or guidance you can provide.
>
>
> - John
>
>
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