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Anyone know of a good database program for Windows 7?
1 January 2017 | Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin

Posted on 12/31/2016 10:06:20 PM PST by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

Anyone able to recommend a good address book, simple database-type program for Windows 7? Interested in free or reasonable cost (not $150 lol).


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KEYWORDS: addressbook; database; windows7
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1 posted on 12/31/2016 10:06:20 PM PST by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

OpenOffice.org has an Access-like database, if that’s what you’re looking for.

MYSQL and PostgreSQL may be more than what you are looking for.

They are all open source/free.


2 posted on 12/31/2016 10:08:40 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (President Trump is coming, and the rule of law is coming with him.)
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

Access still around? Easy to use and not expensive on its own.

But I might be outdated. See what some others have to say.


3 posted on 12/31/2016 10:08:58 PM PST by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

http://download.cnet.com/Efficient-Address-Book-Free-Portable/3000-2074_4-75176656.html


4 posted on 12/31/2016 10:09:36 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (President Trump is coming, and the rule of law is coming with him.)
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

http://downloads.tomsguide.com/Free-Address-Book,0301-28300.html


5 posted on 12/31/2016 10:10:22 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (President Trump is coming, and the rule of law is coming with him.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Show off! :)


6 posted on 12/31/2016 10:12:01 PM PST by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Looking for more of an address-type program.


7 posted on 12/31/2016 10:16:02 PM PST by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

I highly recommend Filemaker Pro. Easy as pie, understandable, and affordable. You can buy an older copy for about $100 if you look around.

If you aren’t into the nuts and bolts, this has a small learning curve and huge upside as you learn more.


8 posted on 12/31/2016 10:17:20 PM PST by rlmorel (Orwell described Liberals when he wrote of those who "repudiate morality while laying claim to it.")
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Ah. Didn’t see your price restriction. Heck, you could probably get Filemaker on Ebay for small money.


9 posted on 12/31/2016 10:18:57 PM PST by rlmorel (Orwell described Liberals when he wrote of those who "repudiate morality while laying claim to it.")
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

Outlook address book? If you have MS Office, you probably have Outlook.


10 posted on 12/31/2016 10:20:44 PM PST by Dalberg-Acton
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To: dp0622

DBase IV


11 posted on 12/31/2016 10:23:39 PM PST by Noumenon (Proud Irredeemable Deplorable, heavily armed Infidel. Islam delenda est.)
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To: Dalberg-Acton

Would prefer something stand alone. Had Hold Anything for Windows, which I loved, but the upgrade to Windows 7 made me love Windows OS less than I did before because they screwed me on Hold Anything, which now doesn’t work. No further comment.


12 posted on 12/31/2016 10:25:52 PM PST by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

Have you tried “Base” to see if it will do what you want?

https://www.libreoffice.org/discover/base/#collapseTwo

If you need more than that, you might look at MySQL or MariaDB.


13 posted on 12/31/2016 10:25:53 PM PST by PAR35
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

Have you tried a compatibility mode for that program for an earlier version of Windows?

CGato


14 posted on 12/31/2016 10:28:49 PM PST by Conservative Gato
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
How to run a program in compatibility mode in Windows 7

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QtxU14KIp0

15 posted on 12/31/2016 10:35:01 PM PST by Conservative Gato
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Wouldn’t work. Tried it several different ways. Wonder if I can recover the database file to import into another program?


16 posted on 12/31/2016 10:35:09 PM PST by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

Can I ask, what are you trying to do with such a program?


17 posted on 12/31/2016 10:36:54 PM PST by Lou L (Health "insurance" is NOT the same as health "care")
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

Oh OK. Yeah, that’s kind of hit or miss on trying to get those programs to work on newer versions of Windows but it’s worth the try.

CGato


18 posted on 12/31/2016 10:37:19 PM PST by Conservative Gato
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To: rlmorel
I highly recommend Filemaker Pro.

I used to love using its predecessor -- an even earlier version than this -- back in the day.

19 posted on 12/31/2016 10:45:10 PM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: Conservative Gato

Tried that. Tried it several ways. Would not work.


20 posted on 12/31/2016 10:47:25 PM PST by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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