[libreoffice-users] Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Chapter 2 of Base Guide progress

On Wed, 2012-03-14 at 11:59 +0000, Tom Davies wrote:
> Hi :)
> Ok, so when migrating from Access to Base would it be best to first export the Access tables into 
> a different database program and then get Access to read those tables?  

No. I referred to situations where Base is updating ms-jet or accdb (MS
Access data engines) directly. 

> Would that mean re-writing Access's Reports and Forms that are based on the tables?
> Regards from

Correct - there is no way to re-use any of those.


> Tom :)
>
>
> --- On Wed, 14/3/12, drew jensen <drewjensen.inbox@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> From: drew jensen <drewjensen.inbox@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Chapter 2 of Base Guide progress
> To: documentation@global.libreoffice.org
> Date: Wednesday, 14 March, 2012, 2:18
>
> On Tue, 2012-03-13 at 09:16 -0300, Lailah wrote:
> > Tom:
> >             I agree with you but I can't see what is the of mentioning Access. I mean, we know 
> > that Access works in an specific way and Base work in others, but I don't we have to mention it 
> > in the documentation.
> > I think that saying  is a replacement for others database front-ends is enough.  No need of 
> > mentioning any other name.  And no need of saying that is ugly and that other is pretty.
> > We only have to describe our application, that's all.
> > What do is important is to say is  "this is better because..."  and describe why is flexible, 
> > easy to use, etc.
>
> Well, the ability to work with MS Access is a highly important question and one that if you are 
> being truthful is not really possible with Base.
>
> You can connect to an Access Database as a data source, but you are not able to make much if any 
> use of major parts of the data (beyond the tables) held in the MS Access file.
>
> There are also a number of very difficult situations with MS Access that are commonly the 
> downfall of attempting actual interoperability.
>
> Some of the things that the manual should point out, IMO, queries will be viewed in Base as 
> either tables or views - this means that users are often befuddled as to why some Access table 
> will not take updates - cause they aren't tables, kids.
>
> Queries in MS Access support features for which there are NO equivalents in Base, without 
> resorting to scripting.
>
> Forms in MS Access support features for which there are NO equivalents in Base, and you likely 
> would need C++ code to duplicate those, forget the scripting.
>
> The same can be said for reports.
>
> MS Access supports the ability to connect to multiple data sources,
> another 'feature' for which there is NO equivalent in Base or LibreOffice for that matter. (Two 
> data sources on a stand alone form are not the same thing)
>
> [However, this actually does have a work around - you simply must use a DB backend that can do 
> this instead]
>
>
> Anyway - I would, if I where actually doing this and so I it's my call,
> include some information about the issue with queries being picked up as 'views' as this bites a 
> lot of people..beyond that, it's likely FAQ type stuff, IMO.
>
> Best wishes
>
> //drew



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