On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 10:48 AM, Max Merbald <max.merb...@gmx.de> wrote:
> Hello there, > > while the base module of AOO is not used all that often, it's the only > free database software. You may want to take a look at this page from Wikipedia. Not guaranteed of course. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Free_database_management_systems but I'm not sure of your context here. 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 >> >> >> ------------------------------**------------------------------**--------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: >> dev-unsubscribe@openoffice.**apache.org<dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org> >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org >> >> >> > > ------------------------------**------------------------------**--------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > dev-unsubscribe@openoffice.**apache.org<dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org> > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MzK "Achieving happiness requires the right combination of Zen and Zin."
