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I need to make a front-end desktop application for a MySQL database to be used on a Windows machine. What language(s) should I use to make a front end that will connect to the MySQL backend?

I will need to be able to search through the database and pull data.

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    What's wrong with the existing frontends? Commented Jun 28, 2010 at 17:15
  • What are you most comfortable developing in? There's MySQL connectors for a variety of languages. See: mysql.com/products/connector Commented Jun 28, 2010 at 17:23
  • I think the OP means a desktop application that uses MySQL as a data store, not a gui management tool for the database itself. Commented Jun 28, 2010 at 17:25

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MySQL has connectors for ADO.NET (and lots of other languages and frameworks). See MySQL Connectors.

You tagged your question with .NET -- you can use any .NET language, principal among them being VB.NET and C#.

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hey jay thanks for your answer, it doesnt need to be NET could be anything
There are a few common technology "stacks" that group platform components. MySQL is most commonly associated with LAMP: Linux + Apache + MySQL + PHP, where you'll program in PHP. That doesn't preclude other arrangements, like the unfortunately named WIMP: Windows + IIS + MySQL + PHP. Still, MySQL is very often paired with PHP. See this poll to give a further idea: dev.mysql.com/tech-resources/quickpolls/…
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Create, edit, delete, search, update.

I like drag and drop, so for rapid programming, i myself would use these tools: Visual Studio.NET for pure windows, JDeveloper for linux/unix/etc.

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