Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Calc will not save file after sheet deleted.

On 11/08/11 02:53, Tom Davies wrote:
> Hmm, well maybe not the absolute worst.  A sieve or broken
> floppy disc or an ancient format that no program can read
> might be worse but yes, databases with an audit-trail are
> much more secure and plain text such as Csv ensure that there
> will always be some program somewhere that can at least
> access the data.

I agree but there are no good front ends to the myriad of relational 
database backends that you can utilise on Linux.

I could list tons of SQL engines but as the copious posts on this list 
about Base attest, there are few decent alternatives for Rapid 
Application Development, Data Mining or even simple application 
development available; let alone something that can be integrated into LO.

When working on Windows I use Microsoft Visual Foxpro. Fantastic package 
but now discontinued (and I have moved my primary platform to Ubuntu 
now!). There is absolutely nothing comparable to it on Linux. You either 
have to write a complete application every time you want to do something 
(e.g. Python+wxPython; Dabo) or need to poke at a SQL file from the 
command line.

If I could recreate my spreadsheet in a database format that allowed me 
to quickly develop and easily maintain an application -- I would be 
developing it now.

--
Cheers Simon

   Simon Cropper
   Principal Consultant
   Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd
   PO Box 160, Sunshine, VIC
   W: www.botanicusaustralia.com.au

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