My first database was a dos version. I then moved to Microsoft Office
and bought Access to add to it. After a few years I got tired of paying
Microsoft prices and got Word Perfect Office Pro which included Paradox.
It worked very well. Once Open Office came out, I figured that would
ultimately be the end of Word Perfect, so I moved to it, but kept the
Word Perfect Suite because I needed a database which was not initially
included in OpenOffice. I was delighted when OpenOffice added base, and
converted my database from Paradox to Base. My needs are relatively
basic for a database. It is mainly for keeping records and also mail
merge with LibreOffice writer. I've never had any issues with mail
merge. In the back of my mind I really wanted to move to Linux and knew
that time would happen sometime, so I tried to have as many programs
cross compatible as possible. Almost 2 1/2 years ago I began my Linux
journey. I chose Ubuntu because I figured it had the largest user base,
and therefore if I had a problem somebody else also probably had the
same problem. I don't have time to play with the different flavors of
Linux to give them a try, so as long as Ubuntu does the job, I will
stick with it. With Open Office having a full suite for Window and
Linux, it made the move to Ubuntu almost painless for the OpenOffice
programs including Base. I do not know if it is best for Base to stay
with LibreOffice or not, but it was a tremendous help to me to have
everything all together.
Don
On 07/30/2011 08:49 PM, Tom Cloyd wrote:
What I like about this idea is that it frees it up to be picked up by
anyone who wants to take it and run with it, and THAT just might work.
I do fear for what it might do with people who need an integrated
solution.
t.
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On 07/30/2011 06:41 PM, Tom Davies wrote:
Hi :)
It might be time to cut Base loose. Most versions of MS Office don't
include
Access. Gnome Office doesn't have a database program. Perhaps
Office Suites
just don't need an integrated program to do this sort of stuff.
Maybe Calc is
enough. There are a few alternatives on the market for people that
really need
a database. To move forwards Base needs a serious commitment and a
strong
vision of where it wants to get to. If we cut it loose then
LibreOffice as a
whole is freed from a lot of dependencies and stuff that the other
apps don't
need. So, lets just drop Base.
Regards from
Tom :)
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From: Andreas Säger<[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Fri, 29 July, 2011 9:41:30
Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: Base record access unacceptably slow
Am 29.07.2011 03:22, NoOp wrote:
Hit F4 in Writer or Calc, right-click>Open the dBase "Bibliography".
All the functionality of a flat (unrelational) dBase connection is
there. You can connect, query, edit data through forms and dump any
row
set into office documents.
http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/system-requirements/
<quote>
For certain features of the software - but not most - Java is required.
Java is notably required for Base.
</quote>
As a matter of fact you can disable/remove Java, hit F4 ... connect,
query, edit and dump.
If I would convert our Java databases and remove Java from our systems
nobody would notice the change.
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