On Sun, 2012-03-11 at 19:37 -0400, Dan Lewis wrote: > On Sun, 2012-03-11 at 22:15 +0000, Mark Stanton wrote: > > > I think it might be fastest for Hazel to complete it. > > > > Too late! Update in the drafts folder just now. > > Mostly content, since Hazel's proof reading is great. > > > > Since a lot of it is about the content, there are many "notes" rather than > > changes of > > text. > > > > It's really important to make the distinction between a DBMS (that's a > > program that > > manages a database), and the data that we put into a database that we've > > built > > using a DBMS. > > > > I also think that's it's REALLY important to make it clear that HSQLDB is > > not THE > > Base DBMS, just the default setting. There is no "Base DBMS", it can use > > many > > different engines. And, sticking my neck out even further, I'd say it'd be > > good > > to play down the built in version of HSQLDB, or at least not play it up. > > Since it's > > limitations have upset even one of our most famous "Base" names, Mr > > Pitonyak, I think > > it would be good to play up the ability to use (almost) whatever DMBS you > > want rather > > than giving the impression that HSQLDB is "it". > > > > Ok, steady.. Aim... Fire! > > > > Regards > > Mark Stanton > > One small step for mankind... > > Fire one! [;-) ] > The one thing that has always confused me: What is Base?
Base is a software tool used to create and manipulate ODF database documents. ODF database documents are compound documents that allow users to treat a collection of items, all related to a single data source, as a whole. This includes: - the information required to connect to a database source - user configuration data for displaying ra +w data from this data source - query definitions for extracting record sets from this data source - data entry forms for manipulating data in the data source - report definitions used to export raw data into ODF text documents and spreadsheets Additionally, Base offers a number of utilities for working with the data source: - data strucure definition functionality - ability to import/export records from one data source to another - scripting capabilities allowing the user to expand the build functions n the package. ... anyway - just what came to mind. Best wishes, //drew > What > should be put as the answer to this question? Just how much information > do people need to know? How do we tell them that Base may not be the > program for them? [Personally, I would prefer to stay away from all the > technical such as DBMS or RDBMS. What matters is what should a person do > to use Base for the tasks that they have [if Base can do them].(IMO, of > course) > I have not downloaded what you have done yet, but I have a feeling > that I will have many questions for you for a while when I have a chance > to look over what you have done. > This definitely going to be a learning experience on my part, and I > look forward to that. > > > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to documentation+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
