Database SW???

[neonart]

A friend of mine got a Mac and asked me the following question:


Could you suggest software for the mac that would

1) create and manage a data base
2) use the data base for mailmerge.


Your suggestions are highly appreciated as I don't use this type of software.

[Vector]

The main database program for macs is filemaker which is made by a company owned by apple. I have only used it once so i cannot tell you much about it. If he got a new mac, then there will be a trial version of the app in the Applications/Installers folder, or he can download a trial at http://www.filemaker.com.

[csubear]

not sure what mail merge is but there is always mysql (cheap, as in free), or firebird (again cheap, as in free).

[flyfish29]

Filemaker IS the way to go. By far the best one out there for the Mac and is made for windows as well as Mac. Very reliable and quick.

I think Word will do a mail merge but how it works and where it can get the data from I don't know.

[Doctor Q]

On the inexpensive side of Apple's software choices, the AppleWorks suite includes a database component that's minimal but functional. I use it for mailing lists and mailmerge into the AppleWorks word processor.