Re: SQL-based replacement for Filemaker Pro?

tech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
So basically what we need is Filemaker but web-based and using SQL as
the storage engine. This could be realized through any one of many
different ways, but I know of none yet that is really an adequate
solution. It may even be possible to make a local install of Filemaker
interact with a remote SQL DB and use Filemaker as the front end - that
would be great, but if that's possible to do well and seamlessly I'm
not aware of it. Preferably we would find a tool that basically allowed
everything Filemaker does, either totally online, or using a local
management tool that interacted with the remote DB
It is not clear from your post why you want to change and,
consequently, it is difficult to suggest an alternative to Filemaker.
As I understand it, Filemaker Server already provides remote access
for Filemaker Clients so what is the advantage in changing databases?
Microsoft Access provides similar facilities to Filemaker and you can
use it to interact with any of the major relational databases but it
would require a complete rewrite of your applications for no apparent
advantage. I would normally assume that "web based" means that the
user uses a browser such as Internet Explorer or Firefox to access the
application but your willingness to accept a local install of
Filemaker indicates that is not what you want. If your requirement is
simply to provide Internet access to a Filemaker Server from remote
Filemaker Clients then a Virtual Private Network seems like a much
cheaper solution.
.

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