On Thu, 2005-08-04 at 18:11 -0500, Gary Lyons wrote:
> Janet M. Swisher wrote:
>
> > Hi Gary,
> >
> > What kind of document are you hoping to write? Would this be a chapter
> > in the OOo Database Guide? It sounds like you want it to be as generic
> > as possible. Would there be parts that are specific to OOo? What
> > aspect would make your document unique?
>
> I was originally thinking it would be a generic introduction of sorts. I
> think it is important to know up front not only the capabilities, but
> also the obstacles. Databases can be quite daunting for the uninitiated.
> It might be a good idea to make it a chapter or sub-chapter though. The
> theory covers quite a bit ground so I wanted to limit the discussion to
> data normalization and relationships. It would seem to fit well with the
> table design chapter.
>
> I saw the data model in the Base section of the website, but haven't
> gone over it in any detail yet. It appears quite old (Jan, 2005). Is
> anyone currently working on the Base documentation?
There is an outline on the authors website. The piece you are considering
writing will
fit in the appendix as specified. If you do write this then please use
as examples the library database model. A good source of material is:
www.dbdebunk.com or www.geekgirls.com
Please let me know what you are doing. I have started on 'My first
application' from the guide outline. I will put up an outline for the
database theory section today.
regards
garry
> >> how would this reconcile with the PDL?
> >
> > This very much depends on the source of the material and how it is
> > licensed.
> >
> I will try to keep it relevant to OOo. I can point people to the
> Wikipedia site, as Colin suggested (I don't think I could go beyond
> that), and concentrate on showing how to apply it in OOo.
>
> Thanks for the suggestions.
> Gary Lyons
>
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