OOo Base is a new module, and for some, much sought after. There are expectations that it will be easy to use and or as easy to use as MS Access. It is, but if you are new to database tools, knowing what to do initially (even with the help of wizards) may not be enough. Jacket Potato Inc. is a sample database that may be used as a marketing tool to introduce new users to get started with OOo Base.
Inconjunction with Justin's tutorials, I expect OOo Base and the sample database will be of great interest to people who have been waiting to be able to say that OOo has a database. Potential users will be able to try the OOo Base module themselves without having to enter any data.
Regards Jacqueline
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Dmitri has created Jacket Potato Inc.
Jacket Potato Inc. is a sample database created using OpenOffice.org Base. It uses the HSQL embedded database engine. The purpose of Jacket Potato Inc. is to provide a usable sample database and demonstrate OOo Base’s basic capabilities.
Jacket Potato Inc. is released under LGPL and is available from: http://nothickmanuals.info/doku.php?id=jacketpotato
So if you are keen to check out how easy to use OOo Base, Jacket Potato Inc. will get you started as you don't have to know anything about creating a database to get started.
But I strongly recommend that if you are not accustomed to playing with developer builds, please wait for the Beta candidate or better, 2.0 Beta.
All the best Jacqueline McNally Lead, OpenOffice.org Marketing Project
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