Hi All! I'm new to this huge forum...

I need to develop a very simple database application for a client of mine.
1) this program should be a stand-alone windows application
2) i need the tipical function to the db: add,delete,edit and repot for print
3) the db have 2 relational tables:
table 1: a_id|a_subject
table 2: b_id|a_id|data1|data2|...
A record on table1 could have one or more relative records on table2.

Question: exist a simple RAD database for build this program?
filemaker and access are to much difficult for build this simple funcion and i think i cannot build a stand alone-application...

How I need to use? Tips?

thank you to everybody!
Sensos

If access and Filemaker are too complex for you then short of using something like the old Lotus Symphony I think you are going to struggle.

Hi Mark,
Is not a problem of complexity for me, but for my end user client...
I need the final application is a stand-alone program very very easy!
Is it possible by filemaker or access?

thanks to all!
Sensos

yes o fyou have the tools available then either should do the job. My brother, who is used to Macs finds filemaker easier to understand than Access, coming form a development background I find filemaker is too "pretty" as interface centric and makes developing app in Filemaker a pain. Access has some of the simlilar issues, but personally I find it very striaght forward and simple.

If you can I'd try both and see which you aor your customer finds easy to use. For what its worth I think you will find more people with Access experience thatn Filemaker - but that may not be relevant in this case.

When you create a application with access it always needs access to run it. You can't create an exe as far as i know!

Sure you can! Pick up the Access Runtime and you're "good to go" for distributing Access applications!

-PatP

Whoos, did not know and never heard about those!
Thanx for the tip