Regina Henschel wrote: > Hello, > > > That would lead to a database example like "Northwind" from MS Access. > But such a database doesn't fill my purpose. I want a very small > database, which is suitable for pupils. A database > (1) they can generate and fill themselves. > (2) which I can use to explain fundamentals of database design. > (3) by which they can learn all parts of the module, without being > irritated with nearly hundred fields in the database > (4) for which I can define small tasks and the pupils can try out things. >
Hello Regina, I agree with Tim. "NorthWind" is an excellent example. It is well documented, demonstrating some very simple stuff together with (slighly) advanced concepts. And most important: It is a complete example of what a database can do for you. >> >> So what we need next is forms and reports and possibly clever Calc >> sheets that show how to retrieve and analyze data. > > That is not the real problem, but filling the database with data. Do you > really think, that OOo community will translate the data, when it has > the size of a "Northwind"-database? And it needs a significant number of > records to give reasonable results, therefore the number of tables and > fields must be small. > Yes, I would spend many hours translating a database like "NorthWind" to German. But I believe that such a thing requires massive scripting in the forms. Massive scripting would prove that current Base is near unusable. "NorthWind", as I know it from Access'97, has very few macros, some lines of VBA code and a menu-item "Design Tips", which opens a help file. Yes, I'm disappointed. No, I don't use Base for anything serious except bug reports and one single dBase file, which I use to edit in the datasource window. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
