To comment on the following update, log in, then open the issue: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=84173 Issue #|84173 Summary|Base file with no tables should open to table section Component|Database access Version|current Platform|All URL| OS/Version|All Status|NEW Status whiteboard| Keywords| Resolution| Issue type|ENHANCEMENT Priority|P3 Subcomponent|none Assigned to|dbaneedsconfirm Reported by|atjensen
------- Additional comments from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Dec 2 16:09:49 +0000 2007 ------- When a Base file is opened if there are no tables in the database the default view should be on the table section, not the forms section. It is a common question from users, via the forum, of why they can not create fields in their new form. In talking with them the problem is that after creating a new Base file the default view is for forms - so they select 'Create new form' and of course they cannot really do anything because there is no tables in the file for them to link to. It causes a certain amount of confusion right from the beginning. Also, it seems to me, that this would follow more closely with how other actions are carried out within the application. Most follow some context driver, in this case the context is that the first thing you need do is define your table structures - so that is what the user interface should display. This would I suppose only be a behavior for those datasource types of Base files that allow the user to create tables. In the case of connecting to an existing database, if there are tables already in that database then open on the forms section - if there are not ( for instance a MySQL database with no tables ) then again open in the Tables section. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not reply to this automatically generated notification from Issue Tracker. Please log onto the website and enter your comments. http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/project_issues.html#notification --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
