2008/1/7, Pierre Kotze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Dear Sir, > > I develop MSAccess databases in my spare-time. I read an article on your > new "Base" application and was wondering: > > Can I download "Base" separate from the OpenOffice package? If so - can > you provide me with a link? > > With my VBA and Access experience - Would it be easy for me to start > developing using "Base"? > > Thank you > > Pierre >
Hello Pierre, OpenOffice.org is an integrated package and it is not advisable (even if possible) to install only some parts. The download page is here: http://download.openoffice.org/2.3.1/index.html OpenOffice.org uses Starbasic as macro language, though there will of course be many similarities with VBA and how MS Access works, it will be a new experience. The advantage of the OOo experience is that you can contribute and see the development respond to your questions and needs. See http://contributing.openoffice.org/programming.html Base in particular is a component in full development... -- Guy using dutch OOo 2.3 m221 on a iMac Intel DualCore Tiger and brazilian OOo 2.3 RC 3 on a G4 PPC Powerbook Tiger -- please reply only to [email protected] -- Dodoes can't afford to have headaches
