Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Problems importing an OO database into LO

Hi :)
> From what Andreas and others say i think that is most of the problem with Base.  Too many great 
> ideas that only got half done.  I guess it might be the same with macros.  

Apparently Andrew Pitonyak's guide is one of the best ways to get into macro programming
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications#Programmers
Regards from
Tom :)


--- On Sun, 15/4/12, David <dgboles@gmail.com> wrote:

From: David <dgboles@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Problems importing an OO database into LO
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Date: Sunday, 15 April, 2012, 16:58

On 4/15/2012 11:48 AM, ptoye wrote:
> Well, I seem to have started off quite a discussion. It's interesting that Andreas seems to agree 
> with me that OO isn't really for programming. And the use of ODF is  extremely important for 
> intercommunicability, a point which isn't taken by many MS addicts.
>
> But I'm not trying to use a database to write a form letter - I'm not even a fully-fledged 
> business, just a freelance pianist. But I do like to play with applications, and occasionally 
> write my own where I can't find a suitable share- or free-ware one. And Base just doesn't work 
> well enough - too many bugs and I suspect not enough will to drive proper development - hence 
> Andrea's comments on "Potemkin".
>
> Tom's comment on 4 languages being available is fine, but as the API's so impenetrable I feel it 
> would have been better idea concentrate on getting one language right rather than four languages 
> wrong! Others are at liberty to disagree.


What database doe you think works better than OpenOffice or LibreOffice?

David


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