Thursday October 21, 2004
I'm working on a database/PHP project right now and need to get a
prototype up and running pretty fast, as we're already late with the pilot
implementation.
I've been hunting round on the net for quick and easy ways to knock up a prototype DB and data entry system.
I've stumbled across DBDesigner4 for Windows/Linux, from FabForce, which is excellent for doing the relational database bit, and JaneBuilder for the Mac, which features something that is randomly called AutoJane - for some reason I think of Austin Powers style FemmeBots at this point, but that's a whole other story that I probably shouldn't tell anyone.
The Auto-Janes (femmebots, go away!) basically go like this:1. Select : New Record Auto-Jane
2. Connect to DB
3. Select table you want to populate.
4. Select fields you want to populate and setup what sort of HTML inputs you want for them.
5. Click generate
And out pops a bunch of HTML and PHP for you, all very nice and quick. And nice clean HTML/PHP too - I just tacked on a one line include to pull in my site template/css, and in the space of about 30 seconds, I'd got most of my prototype written.
I heartily recommend JaneBuilder - I hope it stays free! DBDesigner 4 gets an 8/10 : great tool, doesn't run on the Mac :-(
Posted by ajt [General] ( October 21, 2004 12:46 AM ) Permalink
I've been hunting round on the net for quick and easy ways to knock up a prototype DB and data entry system.
I've stumbled across DBDesigner4 for Windows/Linux, from FabForce, which is excellent for doing the relational database bit, and JaneBuilder for the Mac, which features something that is randomly called AutoJane - for some reason I think of Austin Powers style FemmeBots at this point, but that's a whole other story that I probably shouldn't tell anyone.
The Auto-Janes (femmebots, go away!) basically go like this:1. Select : New Record Auto-Jane
2. Connect to DB
3. Select table you want to populate.
4. Select fields you want to populate and setup what sort of HTML inputs you want for them.
5. Click generate
And out pops a bunch of HTML and PHP for you, all very nice and quick. And nice clean HTML/PHP too - I just tacked on a one line include to pull in my site template/css, and in the space of about 30 seconds, I'd got most of my prototype written.
I heartily recommend JaneBuilder - I hope it stays free! DBDesigner 4 gets an 8/10 : great tool, doesn't run on the Mac :-(
Posted by ajt [General] ( October 21, 2004 12:46 AM ) Permalink
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