Dereck L. Dietz wrote:

> I was actually wondering what type of database software was generally
> being used. For instance if MS Access was prevalent or if something
> more robust was used.

I use MySQL. It lets work on FreeBSD, Linux, Mac OS X, and even carry
my database around on my Sharp Zaurus (PDA).

One sub-project I'm working on is converting the BDB to SportsML (an XML
dialect). It's just pieces of the BDB in flat files right now (I
haven't had much free time the past couple of months), but I plan to
load it into a native XML database soon (eXist and/or the new DB2).

MS Access was a good introduction to databases. And for a single user,
will probably do everything you want it to. When you want to connect it
to other services (like serving web pages) is when you'll want something
"more robust." (MS Access 2.0 - the 16 bit version for Windows 3.1 -
was the product's pinnacle. Its usability has suffered from feature
bloat ever since.)

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