Re: [libreoffice-users] Base Help Anyone

2014-11-19 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) When people use Base with the internal back-end they have sometimes reported data-loss. Other database programs do their utmost to avoid any data-loss. On this mailing list we tend to push people into using external back-ends, as a priority, even if their specific Base-related question has

Re: [libreoffice-users] Base Help Anyone

2014-11-19 Thread Mark Stanton
Tom, I'm not entirely sure, when you said > So, it's only Base that loses data that you properly comunicated what you meant. What did you mean? I would absolutely agree with the comments made about not storing binaries in the database. It's not a good idea, whatever database you use. And don't

Re: [libreoffice-users] Base Help Anyone

2014-11-18 Thread Alan B
On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 8:19 AM, Alan Pedder wrote: > > > > > > > *Really appreciate your reply but unfortunately a lot of what you wrote is > a bit over my level of knowledge and whilst I understand the terminology it > did raise several questions i.e.1. Storing binaries refers to jpg files?2. >

Re: [libreoffice-users] Base Help Anyone

2014-11-18 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) It is only the internal HSqlDb back-end that loses data. If you get the proper HSqlDb from their website then it works completely fine. It's designed to be extremely fast for fairly tiny databases, like almost any address book. So, it's only Base that loses data. Outside of LibreOffice an

Re: [libreoffice-users] Base Help Anyone

2014-11-18 Thread Andrew Douglas Pitonyak
On 11/18/2014 07:32 AM, Alan B wrote: On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 6:35 AM, Alan Pedder wrote: I have been using Base to provide a database for my paintings via a simple form. I recorded 200 records and then added the facility to include a photograph .jpg file and this is when the gremlins start

Re: [libreoffice-users] Base Help Anyone

2014-11-18 Thread Alan B
On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 6:35 AM, Alan Pedder wrote: > I > have been using Base to provide a database for my paintings via a > simple form. I recorded 200 records and then added the facility to > include a photograph .jpg file and this is when the gremlins started to > appear. > > > It constantl

[libreoffice-users] Base Help Anyone

2014-11-18 Thread Alan Pedder
Hi Libre Office Version: 4.2.7.2 Build ID: 420m0(Build:2) English Base DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=14.04 DISTRIB_CODENAME=trusty DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS" I am new to Linux and therefore Libre Base and have been searching for help !! I posted this on the Libre Office THe

Re: [libreoffice-users] Base Help

2011-09-15 Thread Boyd Tong
On 09/13/2011 02:58 PM, planas wrote: Boyd, On Tue, 2011-09-13 at 11:59 -0700, Boyd Tong wrote: I am using Libre Office 3.3.3, Ubuntu package 1:3.3.3-1ubuntu2. I am new to Base and have created a database containing reports derived from queries. When I create a report using legal size with

Re: [libreoffice-users] Base Help

2011-09-13 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) The wizards are one of the broken parts of Base.  Regards from Tom :) --- On Tue, 13/9/11, planas wrote: From: planas Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Base Help To: users@global.libreoffice.org Date: Tuesday, 13 September, 2011, 22:58 Boyd, On Tue, 2011-09-13 at 11:59 -0700, Boyd Tong

Re: [libreoffice-users] Base Help

2011-09-13 Thread planas
Boyd, On Tue, 2011-09-13 at 11:59 -0700, Boyd Tong wrote: > I am using Libre Office 3.3.3, Ubuntu package 1:3.3.3-1ubuntu2. I am new > to Base and have created a database containing reports derived from > queries. When I create a report using legal size with landscape, page > one is correct

[libreoffice-users] Base Help

2011-09-13 Thread Boyd Tong
I am using Libre Office 3.3.3, Ubuntu package 1:3.3.3-1ubuntu2. I am new to Base and have created a database containing reports derived from queries. When I create a report using legal size with landscape, page one is correct but page two always prints letter-landscape size. I am looking for h