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Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 09:07:11 +0200
From: Constantin Teodorescu <teo@flex.ro>
Organization: FLEX Consulting
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To: Samuel Kobelkowsky <kobel@u.washington.edu>
CC: pgsql-interfaces@postgreSQL.org
Subject: Re: [INTERFACES] What is the right interface???
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Samuel Kobelkowsky wrote:
> 
> I'm new in Postgresql and I need to make a simple user interface
> (input/query form).  I don't know python, java, tk/tcl, OpenGL or perl,
> altough I'm a fairly good C/C++/shell programmer.

From my point of view Tcl/Tk would be the fastest (for development)
thought powerfull interface to PostgreSQL because it offers also a nice
and easy to handle GUI interface. Source is "open", can be easility
viewed by others, if not compiled with tcl/tk compilers. PgAccess (
http://www.flex.ro/pgaccess ) proves it !

For cgi programs I'll vote for perl for it's power and versatility when
GUI isn't needed. Also python could be a strong alternative.

Java would be of course the "master" of interfaces, when portability
would be your first goal. 

You have the choice !

-- 
Constantin Teodorescu
FLEX Consulting Braila, ROMANIA