Re: Request Advice on Use of OO's Base MySQL to Accomplish a Task Done Nicely by MS Access

2013-04-07 Thread Wolfgang Keller
I need advice as to whether OO's Base with MySQL Don't use MySQL if you want to get your data back in a consistent state reliably. Use PostgreSQL instead. Avoid the embedded database. can be used in a practical way to do some tasks, before making a major attempt to switch from MS Access to

Re: Request Advice on Use of OO's Base MySQL to Accomplish a Task Done Nicely by MS Access

2013-04-07 Thread Dan Lewis
On 04/07/2013 02:08 PM, Wolfgang Keller wrote: I need advice as to whether OO's Base with MySQL Don't use MySQL if you want to get your data back in a consistent state reliably. Use PostgreSQL instead. Avoid the embedded database. can be used in a practical way to do some tasks, before

Re: Request Advice on Use of OO's Base MySQL to Accomplish a Task Done Nicely by MS Access

2013-04-07 Thread Alexandro Colorado
On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 3:25 PM, Tom Panfil tap.h...@verizon.net wrote: Hello All, I've used Open Office on my MacBook Pro for about three years and like it, but have not done anything particularly challenging. I'm using Apache OpenOffice 3.4.0 now. I need advice as to whether OO's Base

Re: Request Advice on Use of OO's Base MySQL to Accomplish a Task Done Nicely by MS Access

2013-04-07 Thread Alexandro Colorado
On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 2:07 PM, Alexandro Colorado j...@oooes.org wrote: On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 3:25 PM, Tom Panfil tap.h...@verizon.net wrote: Hello All, I've used Open Office on my MacBook Pro for about three years and like it, but have not done anything particularly challenging. I'm

Re: Request Advice on Use of OO's Base MySQL to Accomplish a Task Done Nicely by MS Access

2013-04-06 Thread Martin Groenescheij
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Request Advice on Use of OO's Base MySQL to Accomplish a Task Done Nicely by MS Access

2013-04-05 Thread Tom Panfil
Hello All, I've used Open Office on my MacBook Pro for about three years and like it, but have not done anything particularly challenging. I'm using Apache OpenOffice 3.4.0 now. I need advice as to whether OO's Base with MySQL can be used in a practical way to do some tasks, before making a