I need to build a fairly simple application that will reside on remote storage, not on a server, and I am looking for any best practices and approaches that have worked for others. I believe py2exe may be part of the solution. Here's what I need to build:
-- A database application on a network drive -- A variety of users will access the database application at various times -- All computing is done on the client machines (Windows XP), as there is no server -- I'll not be able to install a database program, or Python, on the client machines While this seems just the sort of application servers were designed for, the absence of a server is a firm constraint (no technological reason, just an arbitrary wall of infinite height) I currently have some of the required database tables populated in MySQL, but I can migrate them as long as I have SQL capabilities in the new database. Can I get there with MySQL? Or do I need to pair a pure python approach (including the database) with py2exe? Has anyone achieved this with a db framework like Dabo? Or is there another, entirely different and better approach? The common wisdom around the halls is to just use MS Access, because apparently everyone has that on their client machines, or can be asked/expected to install it. That's not my preference, but I need to forget my biases, be pragmatic and get the application done. Thanks for any advice EP -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
