Re: [libreoffice-users] database or spreadsheet

On Tue, 2012-02-07 at 18:32 -0500, drew wrote:
> On Tue, 2012-02-07 at 22:17 +0000, e-letter wrote:
> > On 07/02/2012, Nino Novak <nn.libo@kflog.org> wrote:
> > > As a consequence: It would help most, if the database set up barrier could
> > > be
> > > lowered.
> > >
> > > We therefore should ask (and try to learn) what makes database creation so
> > > difficult, and how could we contribute to ease the learing curve?
> > >
> > > Or directly: how can we make database creation easy and a low-threshold
> > > task?
> >
> > The statement made by someone that databases requires planned design
> > _first_ is important to remember. But for a novice how do you make the
> > plan?
> >
> > This is why the original poster was asked the question why did
> > spreadsheet names have to be changed, although he doesn't think it
> > important. It is important to know the objective. 
>
> Sorry - and without comment on the new discussion going on here - but it
> was not important in the case of the question asked earlier.
>
> The user asked how to rename sheets in Calc - end of story. 
>
> If you don't want to answer that question, then don't answer - but don't
> open the door and show him two young men in white shirts offering to
> save his soul..
>
> or - answer his, perfectly valid, question first and then offer the
> sermon, but what he got was a sermon and no answer to his question.

Just one more thing if I may.

That isn't the norm here, I know it's not 
- I don't know how that got out of hand so quickly, maybe there was an
earlier exchange on the list that I didn't see 
- nor am I trying to preach to you guys either, just asking that you
keep it in perspective, that's all.

ok - now I'll shut up.

> Respectfully,
>
> //drew



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