Thanks Dan! lLoking forward to seeing your work. Lucetta
> On Dec 23, 2015, at 3:31 PM, elderdanlewis <[email protected]> wrote: > > I will send you a link when I finish. > > Dan > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Lucetta <[email protected]> > Date:12/23/2015 11:01 AM (GMT-05:00) > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Spreadsheets > > Hi good idea. Where would I find your writing when it is completed? I'm > looking for just such a manual. > > Kind regards > Lucetta > > > >> On Dec 23, 2015, at 10:13 AM, Dan Lewis <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> You have given me the information that I was looking for. Thanks! >> I am writing a chapter, Planning/Designing your Database, for LibreOffice. >> Since many people use spreadsheets and shy away from databases, I wanted >> something to compare the two. The general conception seems to be creating >> databases is difficult, and creating spreadsheets is easier. I wanted to >> show that the basic principles for creating a database are not very >> different from creating a spreadsheet. >> >>> On 12/23/2015 01:08 AM, Martin Groenescheij wrote: >>> >>> >>>> On 23-Dec-15 03:36, elderdanlewis wrote: >>>> Is there an equivalent in spreadsheets to relational databases? >>> >>> You can use lookup values from other tabs in that sense you could compare >>> both, but the functionality in a spreadsheet is very limited in comparison >>> with a relational database. >>> >>>> Or, are they all similar to flat databases? >>> >>> No because in a spreadsheet you can have multiple sets of data. >>> A flat database is limited to one set of data. >>> >>>> I am looking for similarities and differences between databases and >>>> spreadsheets. >>> >>> This is an open ended question, could you be more specific on what you try >>> to achieve? >>> >>>> >>>> Dan >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> 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] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
