That is what tools like FileMaker of xBase/Clipper where made for. If you are on Linux you might be able too look at Glom.
Second best choice, RAD tools like Delphi and VisualBasic where designed to make your life easier fo this type of workload (but you still have to do most of the work).
Third best choice, Ruby on Rails or Django and still do most of the work.
A lot of the tools to do stuff like this became unpopular or expensive. The shift to web didn’t help much either.
That is what tools like FileMaker of xBase/Clipper where made for. If you are on Linux you might be able too look at Glom.
Second best choice, RAD tools like Delphi and VisualBasic where designed to make your life easier fo this type of workload (but you still have to do most of the work).
Third best choice, Ruby on Rails or Django and still do most of the work.
A lot of the tools to do stuff like this became unpopular or expensive. The shift to web didn’t help much either.