Hello there,
while the base module of AOO is not used all that often, it's the only
free database software. If, for example, you want one from Microsoft you
need to buy the very much overpriced MS Office Professional. Well, I've
used Base already and I find it handy for my personal needs. I'm into
registering all my books with it. I'd say the DB should be kept.
By the way, Digitale Schultasche is Digital school bag, not school bar.
While Germany is somewhat more liberal than, e. g., the US as it comes
to alcohol they still don't open bars in schools... :-D
Max
Am 27.03.2013 18:30, schrieb Regina Henschel:
Hi Kay,
Kay Schenk schrieb:
Well no doubt this may start a rather heated discussion.
[..]
I don't really know who the author is, but, I too, had been giving
this a
great deal of thought. Does a user know what any of this really
means, for
example. And, including an embedded DB like HSQL puts added
responsibility
for that embedded DB on this project. What if Base were strictly a
front-end?
So, does anyone have any further insights into how many users, if any,
directly use Base to create and use their own individual DBs as
opposed to
using the "front-end" capabilities?
I do not like the idea to drop the embedded DB. It is a nice feature,
when you teach pupils about database. It cannot be done with Calc or
dBase tables, because they have no relationships between tables, and
teaching foreign keys is essential. Using the embedded database has
the advantage, that it is portable. Pupils can have all their work on
a USB stick and use it at home and as school as well, without the need
to install something or to be online. This concept is known as
"digitale Schultasche" (digital schoolbar) here in Germany.
Kind regards
Regina
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