Well, Alejando, if you've not tried the 2.0 beta version of OOo Base, you're in for a real treat! It's UI is quite similar to MS Access, with a pane on the left showing the objects in a database, i.e., Tables, Queries, Forms, Reports. The main pane is split into Tasks and a tree of whatever you selected from Database (Objects) and a preview of whatever you select in the tree.Away from the control panel I don't see any substancial difference with the 1.1.4 version. Can someone shed some explanation of some 'real' changes (on the UI) on OOoBase from 1.x to 2.x?
-- Alexandro Colorado Co-Leader of OpenOffice.org Spanish http://es.openoffice.org/
So, if you have several tables in your database, and select Tables on the left, the Tasks pane shows Create Table in Design View, Use Wizard to Create Table, and Create View.... Below, there is a list of tables, and if you select one of them, a preview of its records shows on the right. If you double click a table, it opens in a separate window so you can enter data in it. Forms and reports do the same. All the objects of a Database (if it's one of the new HSQLDB type) are stored in a single OpenDocumentBase (ODB) file. If it's a MySQL database, for example, the data are stored in the MySQL directory as usual, but the other objects are stored in the ODB file. This is all very different from 1.1.x, and very much more efficient.
This is a basic summary of the changes; there are many other changes, which make OOo Base MUCHO MEJOR than prior versions!
Matt Needles
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