>________________________________
> From: Ian Whitfield <hidden>
>To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
>Sent: Friday, 10 May 2013, 14:34
>Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Base data-loss and other problems
>
>
>Hi All
>
>Tom says ...
>> I'm fairly sure that quite a few people have had troubles with the internal
>> back-end that were solved by 'just' moving to an external back-end. I
>> vaguely remember someone even suffering data-loss using the
>> embedded/internal back-end. Was there a bug-report? Should people be
>> encouraged to stick with the internal/embedded back-end or warned off from
>> it?
>
>And Hank replied ...
>> My experience with the embedded database in Base has convinced me to move
>> to an external back-end. I have had several instances of data loss
>> particularly during sessions of heavy data input.
>> While I'm in the process of moving my database to an external H2 database,
>> I still use the embedded database carefully, however. I backup the embedded
>> database before adding data, sparingly or working with the Report Writer.
>> Both of these activitie have resulted in data loss in the past. I still
>> like Base as a front end, however.
>
>I have to agree with you 200% Tom - and if some people don't like it -
>too bad!!
>
>IT'S TRUE!! - The 'Embedded engine/Base Front End' combination is a
>disaster!! I have been using Base for about 7 years now and had nothing
>but problems. It's slow, crashes all the time, freezes etc etc and
>FREQUENTLY takes the data file with it when it crashes. The only
>recourse is to back-up all the time, (several times each session), so
>that you can get back at your data and be prepared to enter stuff more
>than once during a busy session.
>
>Because of this I HAVE LOST and/or had to re-enter data time and time
>again!!
>This is supported by Hank above I see, (and I'm sure many others)!!
>
>Late last year I converted to MySQL as the Backend and Base as the Front
>End. WHAT A DIFFERENCE!!!! As I said to people it's like getting out of
>your old broken-down, unreliable Beetle and driving around in the latest
>Rolls Royce!! Solid, fast, never crashes and is just fantastic!!
>
>I'm currently running BOTH set-ups, on two different machines
>side-by-side, for cross checking purposes and the difference is
>startling when you do this. The one is slow and plodding, (and still
>crashes), and the other "just works" - and fast!!
>
>IMHO the current engine in Base should be dropped, (or fixed), and a
>change made to make stand-alone Base of any serious use.
>I saw recently a mention of wanting to do this and change to Firebird!!
>(??)
>
>For now I'm VERY happy with my 'MySQL/Base combination!!
>
>Best wishes
>
>IanW
>Pretoria RSA
>
>
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