At 00:31 31/03/2008 -0400, Kenn Goutal wrote:
I wanted to address this second suggestion first:
Brian Barker wrote:
Alternatively, if you have registered your new database as a data source
I remember seeing this go by in one wizard or other, but I did not
choose to do that -- I had the impression that it meant that my
database, or more probably just the metadata for it, would wind up
in some central OO.o registry somewhere, and for the moment I don't
think it's something for public consumption. But maybe I missed the
point entirely?
I hesitate to be blunt, but yes: you did! Registering a database
means simply that you can access the data in its tables and queries
from Writer or Calc documents. You might want to do this, for
example, if you had name or address data for a mail merge. In Writer
or Calc, go to View | Data Sources to display the currently
registered data sources. Expand the list in the left panel to show
the tables and queries available.
If you need to register a database after you have created it, either
open the data sources window in Writer or Calc, right-click in the
left panel, and select Registered databases..., or go to Tools |
Options... | OpenOffice.org Base | Databases. Then use the New...
button and browse to the required file. You can also remove
registrations at the same place. Note that the Delete button does
not delete the database document file but merely its registration, of course.
I trust this helps.
Brian Barker
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