[Tennessee_Bob]

Well, it depends on whether or not you're familiar with the SQL database language. It's not that difficult to use, and there may even be some front end software available so you can use MySQL like Access (with a GUI front end, rather than a command line type system).

[The Other Harry]

Well, it depends on whether or not you're familiar with the SQL database language. It's not that difficult to use, and there may even be some front end software available so you can use MySQL like Access (with a GUI front end, rather than a command line type system).

Last time I checked, there were *many* front-ends available that worked with SQL.

Where you and I depart is on the GUI part. I find that to be a whole different thing that needs to be learned completely separately. For someone who's never done either, I'd much rather seem them stick to a non-graphical interface.

For the application the OP desscibed, there really would be nothing wrong with using D-Base (Fox-Base). There are fancier things around these days, but I'm not sure there's anything that would get the job dome any better.