Barbara Duprey wrote:
Keith N. McKenna wrote:
James Wilde wrote:
On Jan 14, 2010, at 23:49 , Keith N. McKenna wrote:
The only things I really use it for now is the database. It is a
flat database and has the problems associated with that, but it serves
the need I have for it. Now that I am "retired" I may take a look at
learning the intricacies of relational databases, but I will always
keep my works handy as a fall back.
Regards
Keith
You might want to check into using Base, with your flat files becoming
individual tables with no relationships. I don't think you'd run into
too many "intricacies" with that, and it could grow with your needs.
Barbara;
I see no need to do that when it buys me nothing. I would still
using a flat file database except now with a fancier front end. if I am
going to go that route I would prefer to go all the way and redefine it
as a relational database and gain the advantages thereof. What I have
now suits my need and I foresee nothing in the near term future that
would change that. As it is I have a structure I understand quite well
and can easily work around most of the niggling aggravations that may
present themselves.
I am a manufacturing engineer that understands enough about
software to be dangerous. Most of my software time was spent beta
testing cam software and as a sys adimin for dec's VMS and RSX11-M / M+
operating systems. That and doing on the fly VMS command procedures and
writing datatrieve database applications.
I would love to use base for this database, it was probably the
biggest reason that I originally looked into OOo. I soon discovered that
Base appears to be the bastard child of the product. Although there is
plenty of good documentation available for most of the other parts of
the suite, the base documentation may as well be non-existent. It
appears that the development effort is focused on using base as a front
end to other databases rather than as a database application in it's own
right. There have been persistent rumor's floating around the Hsqldb
database engine currently installed by OOo may not be used in the
future. With that many uncertainties in the air I would prefer to
continue as I am and try to learn the basics of designing a good
relational database, then relook at using Base either as the base for
the entire thing or as a front end to another open source database engine.
Regards
Keith
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