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## MyWind
MyWind - MySQL version of MS Northwind 2010 database (MS Access)
MySQL version of Microsoft Access 2010 Northwind sample database.
The Northwind database is an excellent tutorial schema for a
small-business ERP, with customers, orders, inventory, purchasing,
suppliers, shipping, employees, and single-entry accounting. However,
I wanted to experiment with the schema using [MySQL](http://www.mysql.com).
The Northwind demo database provided with Microsoft Access is an excellent schema for a small-business ERP, with customers, orders, inventory, purchasing, suppliers, shipping, employees, and single-entry accounting. I wanted to experiment with the schema using [MySQL](http://www.mysql.com) and the [Yii Framework](http://www.yiiframework.com).
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* northwind-erd.png
* Structure:
* northwind.sql
* northwind-default-current-timestamp (row create/modify columns are DEFAULT CURRENT TIMESTAMP, requires MySQL 5.6.5+)
* northwind-default-current-timestamp.sql (uses DEFAULT CURRENT TIMESTAMP, requires MySQL 5.6.5+)
* Data:
* northwind-data.sql
## Creating MyWind
* Create Northwind.aacdb using MS Access 2010 (File > New > Sample Templates > Northwind > SaveAs)
* Convert Northwind.accdb to MySQL SQL using BullZip ["Access to MySQL"](http://www.bullzip.com).[1]
* Created Northwind.aacdb using MS Access 2010 (File > New > Sample Templates > Northwind > SaveAs)
* Converted Northwind.accdb to MySQL SQL using BullZip ["Access to MySQL"](http://www.bullzip.com).[1]
* Converted CamelCase identifiers to lower_case_with_underscore
* Replace space and slash characters in identifiers with _underscores_
* Rename primary key columns "id"
* Rename foreign key columns "xxx_id" (e.g. "inventory_id")
* Change record create and modified date columns to type DATETIME to avoid TIMESTAMP range (1997 - 2038 UTC) and other limitations
* Add foreign key relationships and create EER diagram using MySQL Workbench
* Replaced space and slash characters in identifiers with _underscores_
* Renamed primary key columns "id"
* Renamed foreign key columns "xxx_id" (e.g. "inventory_id")
* Changed record create and modified date columns to type DATETIME to avoid TIMESTAMP range (1997 - 2038 UTC) and other limitations
* Added foreign key relationships and created EER diagrams using MySQL Workbench
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[1]: BullZip *Access to MySQL* version 5.1.242. *Access to MySQL* "...may be used free of charge for non-commercial purposes.", http://www.bullzip.com, accessed 2014-01-08.