![]() ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) drivers are supposed to act as the interpreters between SQL and the database’s internal language, but they are sometimes proprietary pieces of code and not available for all situations. Unfortunately, there are many eccentricities in how different database products interpret SQL, so you are often limited to certain pairings of database and front end. In theory, a single front end could not only connect to multiple MySQL databases, it could connect to any database that speaks SQL. The front end to such a database is really just the equivalent of a Web browser in that it interprets your requests, sends them in language the database server can understand, and displays the output in a friendly fashion. In effect, the database acts as a server, and its actual location matters little so long as you have an IP connection directly to it and the appropriate ports open in any firewalls along the way. You communicate with the database through a text console by sending it commands in SQL or its own variant of SQL. The core of the database is software designed to store, index, and retrieve data efficiently, but it normally has no graphical user interface at all. Using most current relational databases requires knowing a bit about how their pieces fit together. If you are finding spreadsheets useful but unwieldy, you might want to consider MySQL. There is even a program to import your iTunes library directly into MySQL ( SQLTunes). Power users can still take advantage of the extensive capabilities for storing and retrieving complex data, but one no longer needs to become a full-time database administrator to create a handy index of clients, books, sales figures, or whatever material you need to store. Recently, new or improved applications have made it possible to access most features of MySQL without having to master a command line interface or the nuances of SQL (Structured Query Language). It is certainly not the only option if you are looking to try your hand with a full relational database, but it does have a number of friendly interface options and the additional advantage of being packaged with Mac OS X Server. One of the most popular of these databases is the open source MySQL. Since the move to Mac OS X and its BSD underpinnings, however, several of the favorite databases of the Unix crowd now run with little fuss on your Mac. ![]() While Windows users have long utilized Microsoft Access, there has never been an equivalent product included in the Mac version of Microsoft Office. ![]() #1651: Dealing with leading zeroes in spreadsheet data, removing ad tracking from ckbkįor many Macintosh users, the relational database is first and last encountered through recent versions of FileMaker Pro.#1652: OS updates, DPReview shuttered, LucidLink cloud storage.#1653: Apple Music Classical review, Authory service for writers, WWDC 2023 dates announced. ![]() 1654: Urgent OS security updates, upgrading to macOS 13 Ventura, using smart speakers while temporarily blind.#1655: 33 years of TidBITS, Twitter train wreck, tvOS 16.4.1, Apple Card Savings, Steve Jobs ebook. ![]()
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