To reapond to one of your comments: I agree -- whose idea was it to call this "OpenOffice.org" instead of just OpenOffice. Pretty cheesy! Why not "1-800-OpenOffice.org"?
On 10/30/05, Pete Holsberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > G. Roderick Singleton wrote: > > On Sun, 2005-10-30 at 18:03 -0500, Pete Holsberg wrote: > > > >> What does it mean to "register" the new database? > >> > > > > I think what you want is in Help. Select Base in hte dropdown at the top > > and the use Contents > Index > Search term > registering;databases > > > "Data from any database file > <vnd.sun.star.help://shared/text/shared/explorer/database/dabadoc.xhp?Language=en-US&System=WIN&UseDB=no> > can be registered to OpenOffice.org. To register means to tell > OpenOffice.org where the data is located, how it is organized, how to > get that data, and more. Once the database is registered, you can use > the menu command *View - Data source* to access the data records from > your text documents and spreadsheets. " > > Thanks. I have a problem in thinking of the program being called by a > domain name. Too bad you didn't just call it OpenOffice! > > Or did I misunderstand, and registering the database tells everyone who > uses the website about my data???? > > A final question: why would a person choose NOT to register a database? > > -- > Pete Holsberg > Columbus, NJ > -- > Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you > have to do is live long enough. > > Groucho Marx > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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]
