Gene Young wrote:
Richard Detwiler wrote:
Robin Laing wrote:
I have used OOo since before it was OOo. I have not lost data due to
the software in any case.
As for data in spreadsheets. I don't agree with using information on
users being stored in a spreadsheet. It isn't what it was designed
for. It makes it to easy for a simple user error to make a mistake
and corrupt the data.
I'm a bit confused by the statement about how information on users
shouldn't be stored in a spreadsheet, because it is so easy to corrupt
the data.
Does this suggest that the only information that should be put in a
spreadsheet is data where it doesn't matter if it gets corrupted?
If so, that would significantly reduce the usefulness of spreadsheets.
I assume there is some key point that I'm missing, so please enlighten
.... thanks.
Basically a database is for storing and retrieving information. A
spreadsheet is primarily for performing calculations on data. In common
usage, people have come to use spreadsheets to store information because
the learning curve is much shallower than learning to work with a database.
Also, a database can have fields, records and other areas locked to
protect data from user input or changes. Spreadsheets can be sort of
locked but that isn't perfect either as I have seen so many times in my
work.
A find and replace in a spreadsheet can be very dangerous if used wrong.
A find and replace in a database is much harder to do outside the
current open record.
Also, linking between data fields is much easier in a database.
I agree that most users know how to use a spreadsheet and have to learn
a data base program. It is well worth the time to learn how to use a
database program for storing records like employee information.
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Robin Laing
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