Hi :) Thanks :) So the data itself is stored inside the Base file. There is only 1 file. Base is not just the front-end connecting you to an external back-end with the data in it. Like it would be if using MS Access instead of LO Base.
It's the way i would have approached Base before reading a lot of the comments on this list that suggest having the data in a separate back-end is much, much better. At the moment i am a bit perplexed about how to use Base but it 'should' be possible to just add an exra field,especially a primary key! I'm just not sure how to do so. I tried looking it up in the Faq http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Faq/Base/009 but that didn't seem aprticularly helpful! The main page of the Faq is here http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Faq#Base There is an introduction to Base in the Getting Started Guide http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications but only the 1st chapter is done for the main guide http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications#LibreOffice_Base_Guide Hopefully one of the database experts will be able to help you soon. Apols and regards from Tom :) >________________________________ > From: David Smith <sidic...@gmail.com> >To: Tom Davies <tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk> >Cc: "users@global.libreoffice.org" <users@global.libreoffice.org> >Sent: Sunday, 21 October 2012, 12:16 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Cannot add primary key after saving without >primary key. > >> I used the Libreoffice wizard to create the database. It's a local >> file. It's an offline laptop and I don't have MySQL or PostgresSQL >> running so maybe it's SQLite? What's the process to check the >> backend? > >Ok, >Database File is an .odb. Open Document Database. > >Thanks for your time. > >-- >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 > > > > -- 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
