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Subject:    Re: mysql: MySQL and the lonely Mac
From:       rz10 () cornell ! edu (Ray Zimmerman)
Date:       1998-08-31 19:18:27
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At 12:49 PM -0400 8/31/98, Pete Lancashire wrote:
>I was just reminded I should have cc'ed this to the MySQL list.
>
>I now have my first Mac client. And demo'ed to him what MySQL
>could do on a simple PC running Linux and on an old SUN Sparc.
>
>But alas there is no MySQL to Mac 'client'. My next attempt was
>a DBI:DBD for MacPerl, but again I was saddened.
>
>I had mentioned to the MacPerl list with a hint that MacPerl
>needs next a DBI:DBD and hinted that one more MySQL client and
>I would feel somewhat obligated to send Monty the $200US to
>register.
>
>Is the Mac worth the effort, I can't say. I have one client who
>so far is able to use FileMaker clients without a database server.
>
>Anyway .. would love to see a MacPerl interface, or a nice simple
>client that was more oriented toward being called by other apps.

Unfortunately, AFAIK the only way to connect from a Mac to mysql is via
Java, which is works well for me with MRJ 2.0.  Web-based access (where the
actual db access happens on the server) of course works fine as well.

A C client library or Perl DBD module would be a welcome addition ...

	Ray (who does everything via a Mac)

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