Re: [GENERAL] FileMakerPro to postgreSQL

2006-09-19 Thread brew
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > ... My biggest concern is the existing FileMakerPro clients. How much > > work would it be to connect the existing FMP clients to the postgreSQL > > database using ODBC? Is this a viable temporary step or could it be > > permanent? And Tom Lane replies: > If they

Re: [GENERAL] FileMakerPro to postgreSQL

2006-09-17 Thread Shane Ambler
Yes filemaker can use ODBC but not as a live data source as you would use access as a frontend. You can use ODBC to import the data to a Filemaker database and display/edit it there and then export back through ODBC. If they use Filemaker to enter all the data (none is entered from the web site) t

Re: [GENERAL] FileMakerPro to postgreSQL

2006-09-17 Thread Tom Lane
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > ... My biggest concern is the existing FileMakerPro clients. How much work > would it be to connect the existing FMP clients to the postgreSQL database > using ODBC? Is this a viable temporary step or could it be permanent? If they can speak ODBC, then in theory you c