Does a spreadsheet-like front end exist for MySQL?

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I use phpmyadmin a lot. It lacks one feature that I wish existed. You
can edit only
one record at a time, and when you are editing a lot of data
manually, the amount
of time it takes to open up each record and the time for so many saves can add
up noticeably.

I remember using a front end for MySQL a few years ago that worked much like
a spreadsheet. You could hop around putting data into a page full of records at
will, just like you can with a spreadsheet. You then save at any frequency you
wish. I found this so efficient. It also gave a convenient overview of a whole
screenful of records.

I have and will have for some time to come a need to do a lot of manual data
input. The usual method of a form opening for editing only one record at a
time I find far slower and less efficient than this spreadsheet-like front end.
It was being used by a group of programmers in Albany, N.Y. and I have
no idea where they got it from.

I should mention ---- this was *not* simply a spreadsheet in which
you added data
and then had to import into MySQL each time. The action of saving would update
the database in use every time (--- ie. really simple to use). I seem
to remember
that you could even scroll through data. You could easily add, delete
or change.
You didn't have to declare which one of these actions either.

Do any of you know of such a front end (to MySQL) that exists? Is there a
cost or is there an open systems free program that fits?

I imagine to create one would be fairly complicated since the whole sheet of
records is always present as you add data. You simply plopped in data in
cells randomly as you wish and saved once in a while. Any idea what it would
take to code such a program?

I hope there is such a program already instead.

Bill Mudry
Mississauga, Ontario


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RE: Does a spreadsheet-like front end exist for MySQL?

-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Mudry [mailto:billmudry@rogers.com]
Sent: 06 April 2009 04:02 PM
To: php-windows@lists.php.net
Subject: [PHP-WIN] Does a spreadsheet-like front end exist for MySQL?

I use phpmyadmin a lot. It lacks one feature that I wish existed. You can
edit only one record at a time, and when you are editing a lot of data
manually, the amount of time it takes to open up each record and the time
for so many saves can add up noticeably.

I remember using a front end for MySQL a few years ago that worked much like
a spreadsheet. You could hop around putting data into a page full of records
at will, just like you can with a spreadsheet. You then save at any
frequency you wish. I found this so efficient. It also gave a convenient
overview of a whole screenful of records.

I have and will have for some time to come a need to do a lot of manual data
input. The usual method of a form opening for editing only one record at a
time I find far slower and less efficient than this spreadsheet-like front
end.
It was being used by a group of programmers in Albany, N.Y. and I have no
idea where they got it from.

I should mention ---- this was *not* simply a spreadsheet in which you added
data and then had to import into MySQL each time. The action of saving would
update the database in use every time (--- ie. really simple to use). I seem
to remember that you could even scroll through data. You could easily add,
delete or change.
You didn't have to declare which one of these actions either.

Do any of you know of such a front end (to MySQL) that exists? Is there a
cost or is there an open systems free program that fits?

I imagine to create one would be fairly complicated since the whole sheet of
records is always present as you add data. You simply plopped in data in
cells randomly as you wish and saved once in a while. Any idea what it would
take to code such a program?

I hope there is such a program already instead.

Bill Mudry
Mississauga, Ontario

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I use an old version of MySQL-Front that does what you describe. Very quick
and very easy. It runs on a client-side windows pc (you didn't mention your
OS) and updates the database on remote Windows or Linux servers, or
localhost Windows. I think MySQL-Front has a different name these days. It's
a commercial product. If you can find it I'd suggest d/l a trial and test to
see if it meets your needs.

Arno


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Re: Does a spreadsheet-like front end exist for MySQL?

> I use phpmyadmin a lot. It lacks one feature that I wish existed. You
> can edit only
> one record at a time, and when you are editing a lot of data
> manually, the amount
> of time it takes to open up each record and the time for so many saves can add
> up noticeably.
>
> I remember using a front end for MySQL a few years ago that worked much like
> a spreadsheet. You could hop around putting data into a page full of records at
> will, just like you can with a spreadsheet. You then save at any frequency you
> wish. I found this so efficient. It also gave a convenient overview of a whole
> screenful of records.
>
> I have and will have for some time to come a need to do a lot of manual data
> input. The usual method of a form opening for editing only one record at a
> time I find far slower and less efficient than this spreadsheet-like front end.
> It was being used by a group of programmers in Albany, N.Y. and I have
> no idea where they got it from.
>
> I should mention ---- this was *not* simply a spreadsheet in which
> you added data
> and then had to import into MySQL each time. The action of saving would update
> the database in use every time (--- ie. really simple to use). I seem
> to remember
> that you could even scroll through data. You could easily add, delete
> or change.
> You didn't have to declare which one of these actions either.
>
> Do any of you know of such a front end (to MySQL) that exists? Is there a
> cost or is there an open systems free program that fits?
>
> I imagine to create one would be fairly complicated since the whole sheet of
> records is always present as you add data. You simply plopped in data in
> cells randomly as you wish and saved once in a while. Any idea what it would
> take to code such a program?
>
> I hope there is such a program already instead.

If you can connect directly to the database server, use MySQL's Query
Browser[1] or Webyog's SQLyog[2]. MySQL's is free and Webyog has a free
Community version.
If you want a web frontend, I have no ideas for you, sorry.

[1] http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/gui-tools/5.0.html
[2] http://www.webyog.com/en/downloads.php

> Bill Mudry
> Mississauga, Ontario
>

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Re: Does a spreadsheet-like front end exist for MySQL?

If you don't need a web version, NaviCat for Windows works great. Also,
WinSQL Lite has worked well for me in the past too. Other people have
recommended some things that sound promising as well, but I haven't seen
any web-based system that's too spreadsheet-like. But that would be a
cool project. Something that works like Google Docs' spreadsheet, but
for editing MySQL tables.

-TG

----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Mudry
To: php-windows@lists.php.net
Date: Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:01:57 -0400
Subject: [PHP-WIN] Does a spreadsheet-like front end exist for MySQL?

> I use phpmyadmin a lot. It lacks one feature that I wish existed. You
> can edit only
> one record at a time, and when you are editing a lot of data
> manually, the amount
> of time it takes to open up each record and the time for so many saves
can add
> up noticeably.
>
> I remember using a front end for MySQL a few years ago that worked much
like
> a spreadsheet. You could hop around putting data into a page full of
records at
> will, just like you can with a spreadsheet. You then save at any
frequency you
> wish. I found this so efficient. It also gave a convenient overview of a
whole
> screenful of records.
>
> I have and will have for some time to come a need to do a lot of manual
data
> input. The usual method of a form opening for editing only one record at a
> time I find far slower and less efficient than this spreadsheet-like
front end.
> It was being used by a group of programmers in Albany, N.Y. and I have
> no idea where they got it from.
>
> I should mention ---- this was *not* simply a spreadsheet in which
> you added data
> and then had to import into MySQL each time. The action of saving would
update
> the database in use every time (--- ie. really simple to use). I seem
> to remember
> that you could even scroll through data. You could easily add, delete
> or change.
> You didn't have to declare which one of these actions either.
>
> Do any of you know of such a front end (to MySQL) that exists? Is there a
> cost or is there an open systems free program that fits?
>
> I imagine to create one would be fairly complicated since the whole sheet
of
> records is always present as you add data. You simply plopped in data in
> cells randomly as you wish and saved once in a while. Any idea what it
would
> take to code such a program?
>
> I hope there is such a program already instead.
>
> Bill Mudry
> Mississauga, Ontario
>
>
>

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Re: Does a spreadsheet-like front end exist for MySQL?

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Hi,

maybe this tools can help:

MySQL Administrator
MySQL Query Browser
MySQL Migration Toolkit

All are available on mysql site, try http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/gui-tools/5.0.html

HTH
Piotr

--- On Mon, 4/6/09, Bill Mudry wrote:

From: Bill Mudry
Subject: [PHP-WIN] Does a spreadsheet-like front end exist for MySQL?
To: php-windows@lists.php.net
Date: Monday, April 6, 2009, 4:01 PM

I use phpmyadmin a lot. It lacks one feature that I wish existed. You can edit only
one record at a time, and when you are editing a lot of data manually, the amount
of time it takes to open up each record and the time for so many saves can add
up noticeably.

I remember using a front end for MySQL a few years ago that worked much like
a spreadsheet. You could hop around putting data into a page full of records at
will, just like you can with a spreadsheet. You then save at any frequency you
wish. I found this so efficient. It also gave a convenient overview of a whole
screenful of records.

I have and will have for some time to come a need to do a lot of manual data
input. The usual method of a form opening for editing only one record at a
time I find far slower and less efficient than this spreadsheet-like front end.
It was being used by a group of programmers in Albany, N.Y. and I have
no idea where they got it from.

I should mention ---- this was *not* simply a spreadsheet in which you added data
and then had to import into MySQL each time. The action of saving would update
the database in use every time (--- ie. really simple to use). I seem to remember
that you could even scroll through data. You could easily add, delete or change.
You didn't have to declare which one of these actions either.

Do any of you know of such a front end (to MySQL) that exists? Is there a
cost or is there an open systems free program that fits?

I imagine to create one would be fairly complicated since the whole sheet of
records is always present as you add data. You simply plopped in data in
cells randomly as you wish and saved once in a while. Any idea what it would
take to code such a program?

I hope there is such a program already instead.

Bill Mudry
Mississauga, Ontario


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Thanks Arno :-). I found the home site at:
http://www.mysqlfront.de/

I downloaded it and installed the program. From the time I could spend
now, it certainly seems just like what I was looking for. As requested, it
actually does work in spreadsheet fashion. It also seems to have a
number of other useful functions. I have a number of things I have to
do during business hours now but I certainly will have to delve into it later.

About the only thing I am not sure about is that the site stated that the
cost would be $35 yet it downloaded just fine. I saw no mention of
whether, for instance, there is a trial period or if it can be used without
paying if for personal use. If any of the rest of you try it out, I would love
to hear what your experiences are like.

Much thanks. By chance, if there other front end programs you come
across that operate in spreadsheet manner, do mention them.

Bill Mudry
Mississauga

At 10:27 AM 4/6/2009, you wrote:
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bill Mudry [mailto:billmudry@rogers.com]
>Sent: 06 April 2009 04:02 PM
>To: php-windows@lists.php.net
>Subject: [PHP-WIN] Does a spreadsheet-like front end exist for MySQL?



>Do any of you know of such a front end (to MySQL) that exists? Is there a
>cost or is there an open systems free program that fits?
>
>I imagine to create one would be fairly complicated since the whole sheet of
>records is always present as you add data. You simply plopped in data in
>cells randomly as you wish and saved once in a while. Any idea what it would
>take to code such a program?
>
> I hope there is such a program already instead.
>
>Bill Mudry
>Mississauga, Ontario
>
>===================================
>
>I use an old version of MySQL-Front that does what you describe. Very quick
>and very easy. It runs on a client-side windows pc (you didn't mention your
>OS) and updates the database on remote Windows or Linux servers, or
>localhost Windows. I think MySQL-Front has a different name these days. It's
>a commercial product. If you can find it I'd suggest d/l a trial and test to
>see if it meets your needs.
>
>Arno

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Re: Does a spreadsheet-like front end exist for MySQL?

> Much thanks. By chance, if there other front end programs you come
> across that operate in spreadsheet manner, do mention them.
>
> Bill Mudry
> Mississauga


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