On 04/06/2017 07:05 AM, Alexander Thurgood wrote:
> the main problem with SQLite in relation to its use in LO is its lack of
> strong data typing
Data typing and SQLite are mutually exclusive concepts.
> in SQLite, which doesn't bode well when trying to determine whether the
> string is a
Hi :)
Ok, so is it just SQLite that is an odd exception or was the general 'rule'
i gave completely wrong?
I'm under the impression that Base works well with Postgresql,
MySQL/MariaDb, Hsqldb (as an external back-end), Firebird and many/most(??)
others? Also that the kinda default way iof using
Hi :)
Errr, sorry my question looks so rude! I am honestly just curious and
wondering if i have been wrong, and giving wrong advice as a result! If i
am wrong it wouldn't be hugely unusual but i'd like to be able to give
better advice in the future.
One of my main reasons for joining this
Greetings Tom,
I can attest that Base works well with MySQL/Mariadb (M/M). I
understand that Base still requires the Java Connector
(mysql-connector-java) to talk M/M to the server (aka "Back End"). At
least that is how I still have Base configured. There was talk of a
"native" Base
On 04/06/2017 05:33 PM, Tom Davies wrote:
> Errr, sorry my question looks so rude!
Not rude. More like an exclamation of surprise, such as when the referee
knocks out the football player.
> wondering if i have been wrong, and giving wrong advice as a result!
Base works well with most
Le 05/04/2017 à 21:55, Tom Davies a écrit :
> SQLite can be used as a back-end for Base,
It can, but:
- it isn't used by default, nor is it likely to become more prevalent in
the foreseeable future because ;
- the LO code that handles database driver support and the built-in SQL
parser
Hi :)
Thanks :)) ^_^
That confirmed what i believed and added some detail i hadn't been aware of
at all. I hadn't been at all aware of the dBase 3 part and although that's
as clear as mud to me right now it's not something i feel i need to
understand any better. It kinda sounds like there is
