I'm very surprised to learn that Base is not a database program. I guess it is just some sort of front end to "real" database programs, is that right?
I guess this means that I'll have to get a real database program that I can write programs for in order to accomplish this project. Any suggestions as to what would be inexpensive and easy to work with? Thanks, Mark Mickelsen On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 2:28 AM, Andreas Säger [via Document Foundation Mail Archive] <ml-node+3283334-980602350-424...@n3.nabble.com> wrote: > Since Base is not a database program, the first thing to know would be the > actual database to be used. An embedded HSQLDB is only one option, good > enough for simple demos and drafts but you don't really want to develop > anything serious for that. > > Every "common database" (MySQL, Postgre,... and HSQLDB too) provides access > to external text tables by means of database structures pulling their > content from plain text files. > You can create a view which selects the wanted records from the text table > in the right order of columns. > In Base you can drag or copy the view icon over the target table's icon and > hit "Create". > A set of example files dealing with csv, Base and Calc: > [Example] Loading CSV into preformatted spreadsheets > Files #1 and #2 resemble a text file linked to a (embedded) HSQLDB, editable > through an input form on a (embedded) Writer document. > > Using some "common database", any "common scripting language" can update the > database with very few lines of code. No 350MB office suite required for > that. > > > ________________________________ > If you reply to this email, your message will be added to the discussion > below: > http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Writing-programs-for-Base-tp3283165p3283334.html > To unsubscribe from Writing programs for Base, click here. -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Writing-programs-for-Base-tp3283165p3284661.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
