Hello Drew, On Thu, 2008-06-05 at 10:30 -0400, Drew Jensen wrote: > Dinbandhu wrote: > > I am trying to unsubscribe from both the dba-users list and the > dba-dev > > list. I tried to go to the respected "unsubscribe" website addresses > > listed at the bottom of each list's mail, such as the below address > and > > a similar one for the "dev" list: > > > > > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > > Hello Swarup, > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] is an email address.
Oops! I've been up all night-- guess it is wearing on me. I should have noticed that one. Thank you for the detailed directions though :). In my over-sleepy state, I guess I need it. [...] > Otherwise, it has been a while since you have said anything here - > hope all is well with you and that you aren't leaving because you have > decided to stop using OpenOffice.org, rather because things are > working out for you with it. Thank you for asking-- yes, all is fine with me. :) About the DB experience, it has been an interesting road. I have tried for a long time with OO Base, using it daily for my 3-4 DB needs. And not the least of which because I am deeply appreciative of all the help you have given us Drew, toiling long hours to get that .csv file imported correctly. The spirit with which you have come forward to help me and countless others also-- yours is one of the finest examples of the real service-mindedness of the open source community. And for this reason perhaps beyond any other, open source is destined for success in every nook and corner of the computer world. With regard to Base itself though-- perhaps it was just my own shortcomings but I came to feel that Base is still quite wrought with idiosyncracies, pathways that don't work (or a workaround is needed b/c it does not go as it is supposed to go), and just difficult normal functions like the jerky scrolling with the scrollbar, as well as several other such issues-- and so it was feeling user un-friendly. I began checking out other DB programs. I came up with Kexi, and began experimenting with it. So far I am finding it much better and smoother. For example, the scrollbar works properly. May seem like a small thing, but when one is dealing with a large table, it makes a huge difference. Then, when in either tables or forms, switching between the design and data views is seamless and instant. Also, the .csv import tool is quite smooth-- one easy step, and no problems with , or " delimiters. It also has a presetup import tool for MSA DBs, which works perfectly and is very nice to have. Also, Kexi is much, much faster than Base. It may be that OO Base is set up to do much more complex DB tasks than Kexi-- about this I cannot say, for I am not involved in such sorts of tasks. But for the common user, the common tasks at least in my view are much more easily accomplished with Kexi than with Base. Over at KOffice, they publicize Kexi as MSA for Linux. Some may feel there is no need to mimick MSA, but I'll say one thing-- for the normal lay user, it makes a huge difference if everything works the way it is supposed to. And for that reason alone, MS Access is a wonderful DB program. It does everything the lay user needs, and does so smoothly. Kexi is not quite as polished as MSA is, but it is almost there. Easy to use, and does what it says it is going to do. So Drew, hopefully only for now I say so long. I shall give it a go with Kexi. But one thing also I'll say: it is apparent from following along the dba-users and -dev lists, that there are many very bright minds and good people working on this OO Base. I am very impressed with you and Frank, and so many others on this list. And although I don't know much about DB programs or programming, but with such shining minds working with dedication, it is sure that the day is not far when Base will become a thing of beauty and a joy to use. And I look forward to using it again in future. Wishing you all the best, Swarup --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
