Re: Data entry - forms design or other APIs etc. - what is there?

On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 18:55:27 +0000, Chris Green <chris(at)areti(dot)co(dot)uk> wrote:
> I'm working on an application for my own use and have been using knoda
> as a front end to postgresql but I need a bit more power and flexibility.
>
> I'm quite happy to get into relatively serious programming as I am a
> C++/Java programmer, this accounting package is rather out of my
> normal line of work though.
>
> What methods are available to produce data entry forms for postgresql
> databases? If, for example, one wanted to migrate a system that used
> Oracle Forms to Postgresql what would one use? This seems to me to be
> an area which is not aired much here and that surprises me because a
> database is of no use unless one can get data into it.

You can use any program that supports ODBC. I'm guessing Crystal
Reports might be the closest thing to Oracle Forms.

Chris