On Monday 24 December 2007 18:42:04 Gary Schnabl wrote:
> Jean Hollis Weber wrote:
> > I don't think a Base vs Access comparison is intended (or appropriate)
> > for the Base Guide, though it would be a good addition to the
> > Migration Guide.
> >
> > I think Dan is referring to the fact that if someone has an Access
> > database, they can use OOo to extract information from it, prepare
> > reports, etc; I have done some of that with an old Access 2000
> > database I have. I think it only works on Windows, though, and I'm not
> > sure whether OOo can be used to edit the Access d/b. Whatever the case
> > is, there needs to be info about it in the Base Guide. IIRC, I turned
> > the Access d/b into a Base d/b, so I could use it on Linux as well;
> > but I don't remember what I did to achieve this.
> >
> > BTW, the bit on using OOo with Access is in Chapter 8 of the draft
> > outline for the Base Guide.
> >
> > --Jean
>
> Just about anything would be good for the Migration Guide, as it seemed
> rather ancient the last time I read it. OTOH, I would be incorrect if it
> was revised lately.
>
> Gary
Jean put my thoughts on paper very well. I have no intention of comparing
Base with Access. But as she stated, Chapter 8 mentions Access. Unless we
omit that part, Someone will need to write that part who has acess to MS
Access. That is my only concern. The Base Guide should be only about how to
use Base. If someone using Windows wants to use Base to access an Access d/b
file, we should probably explain how to do it.
Dan
