If you install the full SQL suite, you should be all set. It has tools for most tasks that I can think of: create databases, create tables, enter info, view tables, etc. What other tasks would you be thinking about? Aldrich, Dak wrote: > Greetings: > > i'm finally delving into some web development that is taking my > current systems (very small and only running for my department) to > being used by the entire college here. So i'm converting out of > Access to SQL. > > What i'm looking for are opinions on software for managing the > databases. More on the level of create a database... create a > table... enter information into the table / view table data. > > Does anyone have any experience with some of those software packages? > Which ones do you all like out there? > > Thanks! > > -dak > > ------------------------------ > -dak aldrich > -network admin > -college of music, msu > [log in to unmask] > -517.432.5045 > -http://comit.music.msu.edu > > > -- Oscar Castaneda Michigan State University