On Sun, 2015-03-01 at 20:03 +0100, Andreas Säger wrote: > Sigh! > Each and every aspect of OpenOffice, LibreOffice, Java and Base in > particular: > > > https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=74&t=69896 > > Linux distros do not install Base because most people do not understand > this drunken cousin of a component anyway. Linux users can install the > missing component within seconds. > > Without Base you give up the capability to print serial letters and > labels from lists.The vast majority of Base users are Writer users > creating a serial letter or sheet of labels. These wizards generate Base > documents in the background. In 99% of all these cases the Base > documents constitutes a connection to a spreadsheet. > > If you are familiar with your own database stuff, Base is almost fully > functional without any Java. Without any Java being installed, you can > connect to your non-Java database, query meaningful data sets, create > input forms but you can _not_ create embedded reports for pretty output. > Instead of embedded reports you can use Calc as a very powerful report > engine and you can copy (not link) database data into stand-alone Writer > documents. > > Hope this helps, > A.S. > > What is the current backend for Base?
I remember at one time is HSQL 1.8 but one could install a later version. Jay -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
