Dan Lewis wrote:
On Thursday 24 August 2006 08:58 am, David M wrote:
Hello,
I'm planning to create a Base database in OpenOffice 2.0.3 (under
Windows XP), and when I start Base, a wizard appears.
On page 1, I select "Create a new database".
Page 2 then asks me "Do you want the wizard to register the
database in OpenOffice.org?"
I don't know. Do I?
Does this mean registering my database as publicly-accesible via
the openoffice.org site, or does it mean something else? I want to
create a private database for my (and, if possible, other local
users') use only.
Pressing "Help" returns:
Unfortunately the Help page you selected was not found. The
following data could be helpful in locating the error:
Help ID: 39147
I'm probably failing to understand the question correctly, but it
perhaps needs to be reworded to be clearer to users what it
actually means. I'm a fairly advanced computer user, but I have no
idea what I'm actually being asked.
I'm aware that Base is new with OpenOffice 2.0. The company I work
for is trying to gradually transition away from closed-format
filetypes, and I'd like to give Base a go if it's ready for
everyday use (I'm planning to use Base to set up a contacts
database for mailmerge purposes (likely as input for Word, at least
in the medium term), and ideally also as a data source for Outlook
contacts). If Base is still really only suitable for very advanced
users only (I wouldn't quite say I can speak SQL natively, but it
doesn't send me altogether running away scared), it may be that
Access would (unfortunately) be the better solution for myself in
the meantime, in terms of results achieved for time spent, from a
business point of view. However, if Base is stable and ready for
use (and not too hard to get to grips with), I'm more than willing
to give it a go.
If somebody could clear up what the
"Do you want the wizard to register the database in
OpenOffice.org?" question means, I'd be most grateful.
Thanks in advance,
David.
(PS: although not subscribed to the list, I am tracking gmane, no
off-list reply required)
Tools > Options > OpenOffice.org Base > Databases contains
information on what databases have been registered with OOo. That is,
the registration occurs only within the OOo settings on your
particular computer. If you answer yes to the wizard question, it is
registered with your program and appears in the list of Databases in
the place I just mentioned.
If you do not register the database, it does not appear in that
list. Furthermore, it will not appear when you open the Data Source
window at the top of the program (F4). There are a few other things
that also will not happen.
Conclusion: registering the database only tells the OOo office
suite where the database is located.
Dan
Just to be clear, David, registering the database doesn't make it
available online or to anyone else you haven't already made it available
to on your network using file sharing. It only makes it available to
use directly as a data source for mail merges and the like, and as far
as I can tell, only on the machine you create it on. Now, it could be
registered on other computers on your network too, but that has to be
done manually.
Carl
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