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 The front-end is the user interface of a database. This is the input
screens, reports and other output objects that contribute to the make up
the database.
Many existing databases have front-ends that are not user friendly and
are unforgiving of mistakes. A well designed front-end application can be
tailored to suit your requirements. The existing database structure may be
perfectly adequate and will contain all your existing data.
The existing database application may be just too cumbersome and
slow to work with. Making changes or correcting mistakes can be
incredibly difficult and tedious, or just plain impossible for users to
carry out.
Applications that work, providing the users don't make mistakes, or
change their minds, are frustrating to work with. This can happen, not
just because of poor initial design, but because the demands and ways of
working have changed over time.
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These can take the form of programs written using languages such as VB,
C++ or Delphi. They can also be created using database programs such as
Access and FoxPro. Access and FoxPro can be used to create excellent
front-ends, even though the database itself may be entirely a client
server database, such as Oracle or SQL server.
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