Re: [discuss] Re: data base in OOo2?

2005-04-13 Thread Arthur Buijs
Hi Jonathon, Jonathon Blake wrote: [...] But how easy is it to create a database from scratch, with the new interface? Or maybe I should ask the question this way: Will Great Aunt Martha be able to create a database, without calling me? But this is not because of OOo. Right? It is probably

Re: [discuss] Re: data base in OOo2?

2005-04-13 Thread Jonathon Blake
Arthur wrote: making a database from scratch Sort of. Some Database interfaces make it much easier to create a database from scratch, than others. For example, it was much easier to create a database using PC File, than using dBase3. If OOo could provide the same sort of interface/support

Re: [discuss] Re: data base in OOo2?

2005-04-12 Thread Jonathon Blake
Matt wrote: This is a basic summary of the changes; there are many other changes, But how easy is it to create a database from scratch, with the new interface? Or maybe I should ask the question this way: Will Great Aunt Martha be able to create a database, without calling me? xan jonathon

Re: [discuss] Re: data base in OOo2?

2005-04-08 Thread Wesley Parish
On Thu, 07 Apr 2005 22:48, bealach wrote: Daniel Carrera wrote: bealach wrote: I was only reporting what PC World said, wasn't I? Yes. The point I was trying to make is that we can't fix it if we don't know what the problem is. PCWorld was totally unspecific about Ooo db, neither did

Re: [discuss] Re: data base in OOo2?

2005-04-08 Thread Christian Einfeldt
On Friday 08 April 2005 02:54, Wesley Parish wrote: snip... Judging from comments I have heard from various PC techies, MS Access's problem is that it is only good for small databases, and falls over once you try anything above a certain size. Since OO.org connects to _serious_ databases of

[discuss] Re: data base in OOo2?

2005-04-07 Thread bealach
Daniel Carrera wrote: bealach wrote: I was only reporting what PC World said, wasn't I? Yes. The point I was trying to make is that we can't fix it if we don't know what the problem is. PCWorld was totally unspecific about Ooo db, neither did they say why Access was not very good (but M$

Re: [discuss] Re: data base in OOo2?

2005-04-06 Thread Daniel Carrera
bealach wrote: I was only reporting what PC World said, wasn't I? Yes. The point I was trying to make is that we can't fix it if we don't know what the problem is. Cheers, -- Daniel Carrera | I don't want it perfect, Join OOoAuthors today! | I want it Tuesday. http://oooauthors.org