[libreoffice-users] Re: Base documentation - or the lack of it

Le 26/01/11 18:58, webmaster@krackedpress.com a écrit :

Hi,

> I was wondering why it has taken so long for a Base "book"
> to come out in the documentation.  Not even in version 2.x
> has one like Writer and Calc, etc..

Not strictly true, a few links :

http://www.pitonyak.org/database/AndrewBase.pdf
http://www.pitonyak.org/database/


http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/database-programming-with-openofficeorg-base-basic/3568728


Both of these are excellent in my opinion. Bear in mind, for the latter,
the use of the OOoBasic language to program with Base is a moving target
unfortunately, and one in which where things that worked say, in 2.x,
stopped working in 3.0, then worked again in 3.1, worked partly in 3.2
and then in 3.3 new quirks were discovered...However, the fundamentals
are there and it really is a very good reference. He also has a site
dedicated to Base programming :

http://www.baseprogramming.com/resources.html


If you read German, there is an excellent book by Thomas Krumbein,
regularly updated (generally after each new version release) entirely
dedicated to Base (he has also written books specifically for the other
main modules).


http://www.chapitre.com/CHAPITRE/fr/BOOK/krumbein-thomas/datenbanken-mit-openoffice-org-3-base-und-hsqldb,25063905.aspx


And in French :

http://www.editions-eni.fr/Livres/Base-Le-gestionnaire-de-bases-de-donnees-de-OpenOffice-org-3/.6_3a6222cf-b921-41f5-886c-c989f77ba994_ecee104b-5b6c-404d-a6a1-8028758c9b5e_97156302-3b39-4f11-8947-9480dd52bafa_1_0_d9bd8b5e-f324-473f-b1fc-b41b421c950f.html


I haven't looked in other languages, but as you can see, there _is_
documentation available. Additionally, the forums are replete with Base
tutorials, code snippets, tips and tricks, and several journalists who
write articles for PC magazines of various flavours have also
contributed to the wealth of Base knowledge out there. The problem lies
more in finding everything in one place.

The OpenOffice.org website / wiki also contain a fair amount of
information about using Base.



Alex


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