Hello Floyd.. Another new star in the OO.org universe...
Question would you be willing to host support forums for commercial database applications? On 10/1/07, Floyd Humpherys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Andrew Jensen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 1:10 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [dba-users] Re: Ideas to make Base to an attractive Modul in > OpenOffice.org > > You know it is starting to appear that we need to setup a page with links to > applications implemented in, or with, Base. > > On 10/1/07, Manolis Christodoulou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Uwe Fischer wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > for the Base application help it would be very helpful to have a > > > sample database with some sample records. Help steps can then refer > > > to those tables. > > > Currently, every Base help text needs to start with something like > > > "imagine you have a database with the following structure... and > > > there are fields with the following names ... and you have defined a > > > query like this ...". This makes writing short how-to-do steps > > > really annoying (and may be the main reason why there aren't any > > > such short and quick > > > guides) > > > > I entered the discussion a little bit late, sorry about that. > > > > I'm developing a Patients Records Database with OOo and MySQL as an > > engine. It's pretty usable right now, I use it at my office every day. > > It's GPL'ed and you can find it at http://mobi-doc.com. > > > > Unfortunately the whole thing is based on a Greek Translation of ICD10 > > codes and all the forms are in Greek (even the documentation). Maybe > > if someone could provide an English ICD10 database, I can translate it > > in English. > > > > Back in 2000 I used the Greek translation of the WHO book, to pass > > every single code to a paradox database, using scripts where was > > possible, it took me 3 years and I won't do it again... > > > > Another thing is scripting. I use a lot of it, even unpublished > > interfaces. In some cases I found some tricks to overcome Base's > > limitations (like multi-table subform read-only status). > > > > > > -- > > Manolis Christodoulou MD > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > http://mobi-doc.com > > http://palmpowereddoctor.blogspot.com > > > > For document attachments please prefer OASIS/ISO OpenDocument Format. > > Hi [email protected], > I have a site at www.baseusers.com which James Elliott from Australia and I > were going to do something good with about a year or more ago and we haven't > really done anything with it as you can see, but I would be willing to list > every application that wants to be listed that is associated with Base. > > Even if the application is listed on the wiki or on OOO's main site, another > point of exposure could be a good thing. If there was a small application > like a personal information manager that people could download and use > immediately, the user base would grow. > > I do not know why a person would rather pay for Word over Writer, but I can > see why people would rather use Access than Base. I give out OOO disks like > candy and I think that when people can actually use Base for something, it > will prove Base is a serious application. > > Anyway, if anybody wants their application listed, send it to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and I will promote it all I can. > > Thanks, > Floyd Humpherys > > mostly free phones dot com > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
