On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 22:04:30 -0500, NCR Lab <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Do you have a preference for handling data input? The database is not > real complex: tracking training classes, and who attended which > class. It requires entering data once a month on classes, and > entering data piecemeal throughout the month on students and class > attendance. For simple things like this I haven't found anything easier than Perl with Template Toolkit and Class::DBI. You just set up your tables in a Class::DBI subclass and you'll never have to think about SQL again. Some references: perl.com -- How to avoid writing code : http://www.perl.com/pub/a/2003/07/15/nocode.html cpan.org -- Class::DBI manual : http://cpan.uwinnipeg.ca/htdocs/Class-DBI/Class/DBI.html cpan.org -- Template Toolkit manual : http://cpan.uwinnipeg.ca/htdocs/Template-Toolkit/ Hope that helps! -- Mike Rylander [log in to unmask] GPLS -- PINES Development Database Developer http://open-ils.org