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This chapter is about other database access tools. For slightly specialized tasks on any database, QueryPony will quickly reach it's limits. So for serious work on databases crosswise, you will want a toolbox with various specialized products. Such toolbox may look like this:

Target	Product	Note	License
CouchDB	Futon Download CouchDB	The CouchDB's native web frontend, included in the CouchDB server installation.	Apache License 2.0
CSV	CSVed 2.2.3 csved.sjfrancke.nl	A superb tool to view and edit CSV files.	Freeware, closed source
	uniCSVed 1.1 csved.sjfrancke.nl	A superb tool to view and edit CSV files. Like CSVed but for unicode.	Freeware, closed source
MS-SQL	LINQPad www.linqpad.net	Awesome desktop application to access MS-SQL via various languages, notably via LINQ.	Free basic version, closed source
	MS-SSMSE (SQL Server 2008 Management Studio Express) www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=7593	The Windows native SQL Server administration desktop frontend.	Microsoft License
	Query ExPlus sourceforge.net/projects/ queryexplus	Superb tool to accesses MS-SQL, ODBC, OleDB, Oracle via SQL statements. Easy to operate.	Public Domain
MySQL	Chive www.chive-project.com	Superb MySQL web interface.	GNU GPL v3
	HeidiSQL www.heidisql.com	Awesome desktop application.	GNU GPL v2
	phpMyAdmin www.phpmyadmin.net	The classic and proofen MySQL web interface.	Free
ODBC	ODBC View 4.0 http://www.opensourcedownload.net/windows/business/databases-tools/details/odbc-view	Superb tool to view and edit any ODBC enabled database.	Free, closed source
	PassportODBC passportodbc.embassy-software-inc.qarchive.org	Superb tool to view and edit any ODBC enabled database.	Free, closed source
	SQLBrowser 1.3 www.kgo.de/SQLBrowser.html	Superb tool to view and edit any ODBC enabled database.	Freeware, closed source
OleDb	?	.	.
Oracle	APEX www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/apex/downloads/index.html	Oracle's native web frontend (not included in the Oracle Express version, but a separate download).	Oracle License
	SQLTools for Oracle www.sqltools.net and http://sourceforge.net/projects/sqlt	Superb desktop application.	GNU GPL v3 or any later
PostgreSQL	pgAdmin PostgreSQL Tools sourceforge.net/projects/pgsqlportable	The classic PostgreSQL desktop client.	PostgreSQL License
SQLite	sqlite3.exe www.sqlite.org/download.html or system.data.sqlite.org/index.html/doc/trunk/www/index.wiki	Native SQLite commandline interface, is included in other SQLite downloads.	No license, but explicit licenses are available
XML	antillesXML www.data2type.de/software/antillesxml	Superb viewer and editor for XML files.	Free, closed source
4D	4D Free Trial www.4d.com/downloads/trial.html	Accessing 4D tables is onyl possible with the purchased 4D product. But for the curious exists a 30-day trial version.	4D User License Agreement