Database?

[anken]

Hi,
can anybody recommend a very simple and inexpensive (maybe even free?) database application
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

[leroys1000]

Mysql community version is free.
http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/

[degsy]

Do you want a web database or a self contained type such as Access?

[anken]

Thank you so much for your suggestions. Sorry that I didn't get a chance to reply sooner.
I have been looking for a selfcontained database (not web).
Have not downloaded the mysql community version yet. Frankly, it looks more complicated that I had invisioned. I don't even know what SLQ stands for....
I really appreciated your help very much!

[degsy]

What do you want to do?

[oracle128]

For self-contained databases your best bet is either MS Access or OpenOffice Base, depending on your needs. Access is much more powerful than Base, and is included in most versions of MS Office (Base is free at OpenOffice.org). But they will both allow you to get a database up and running without having to know a word of SQL.

Beyond those two, there really isn't a whole lot more. You can use Excel if you need to. It's not a database, but is a poor-man's replacement if you have an Office package without Access. It can store massive amounts of tabula data, and it can sort columns. You can even put in form elements if you're handy with it, but that's about it, and you're better off downloading Base if you're too cheap for Access.

[anken]

Thanks for writing back.
I would like to use the Database to keep track of some investments on a weekly basis.
My MS Word is a fairly old version and so I guess I should update with MS Office and use Excell.
Again, thank you for your advice.:wave: