[Kexi] switching from FM to Kexi?

[Jaroslaw S]

2009/5/19 derobill at gmail.com <derobill at gmail.com>:

> Thanks prompt answer you gave me. I still spend time to look around what is
> possible in Kexi. But few information are available, what Kexi can really
> do. It is difficult  for me to decide if Kexi could be a solution for me.
> Could anyone tell me what is already available in Kexi, eventually what is
> available in alpha and beta version, and what won't be available before a
> long time. I am also open in using Kexi 1.6 if this offer more at this time.

The latest stable version is 1.6. In addition it is the version that
is closed for features addition.
So 1.6 is way to go if you want to think about using the application.

Features of that version are published at
http://kexi-project.org/wiki/wikiview/index.php@KexiFeatures.html

> I would be grateful if you people could comment those different point, to
> see on what I can count on and what may come soon. Thanks in advances, it
> will help me to clarify the situation, and this may also useful for other
> potential users
>

I am referring to 1.6 version below.

> Connection to a SQL server for several users from several computers

> To build the database without having to code for the database.

There is table designer for simple use. However no poweruser
facilities can be designed here like triggers or indices (other than
primary key and single field keys).

> To design form with auto completion fields

no autocompletion for now

>                                                ,combo box

available
>                                                        , datum

date & date/time fields available
>                                                            ,tabs

tab widgets available

>                                                      and grids       .

grid (table view) available

>
> The possibilities to bound some simple scripts bound with button to jump to
> the right form  or to influence the display of the page depending of certain
> values

not available

>  Transform the Kexi form in web form to fill and query the information with
> the browser

available, may need assistance from the developer(s)

> Possibility to upload image in the database to archive them

available ("object" data type)

>                                                                       ,to
> tag them

perhaps through additional text column

>                                                   and to display on
> request

through form view

>               .
>
> Possibility to display a graph of certain values on the front end page

Charts are not available, neither graphs (in the scrict meaning).

-- 
regards / pozdrawiam, Jaroslaw Staniek
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