Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: database

Hi :)
Kexi might be worth trying
http://www.kexi-project.org/

It's still OpenSource and cross-platform.  Hmmm, not sure about Macs though, probably but i'm not 
sure.

To use Base it's worth reading some of the documentation first
http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications#LibreOffice_Base_Guide
Creating a database is not as trivial as writing a letter!  
Regards from
Tom :)


--- On Fri, 20/4/12, Elizabeth Lawrence <lawrence-elizabeth@sky.com> wrote:

From: Elizabeth Lawrence <lawrence-elizabeth@sky.com>
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: database
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Date: Friday, 20 April, 2012, 21:07

Hi Nick,

I'm using Mac OS X 10.5.8.  I am trying to start a new database and trying to click on use Wizard 
to create table.  It doesn't click properly and the suggestion of creating a table using the Wizard 
vanishes.   I have to confess I haven't used Libreoffice before, but my Boss suggested it for a 
database and showed me how to start off.  I have used a database before but I really can't get on 
with this at the moment.  I'm in a big sulk at the moment and have uninstalled Libreoffice, working 
all weekend so I'll have another go next week.  If you can think of anything that might get me 
going, I would be really grateful.

Liz
On 20 Apr 2012, at 19:08, Rev. Nick Sharp wrote:

> On 20 April 2012 18:08, Elizabeth Lawrence <lawrence-elizabeth@sky.com> wrote:
> > Hi Alex,
> >
> > Sorry I was so vague, when I start the database section and select tables,
> > the Wizard comes up but disappears as soon as I try to click it.  Sorry, not
> > very technical language.
> >
> > Liz
> That's a little bit more helpful, Liz, but I think we still need to
> know more details. Forgive me if I'm being too obvious ...
>
> Can you step us through exactly what you did? Are you starting a brand
> new database, or opening an existing one? If it's an existing one,
> what is its name? (including the letters after the dot)
>
> Please click on Help in the menu bar, then About LibreOffice, and tell
> us what it says immediately below the the LibreOffice logo - there
> should be two lines before all the copyright details.
>
> Is your computer running Windows? If so, what version? Or are you
> using a Mac? Or maybe you're running Linux. If so, do you know what
> distro?
>
> Are you clicking on the line that says "Use wizard to create table"?
>
> Just ignore any question you don;t understand, but precise answers to
> the other questions will help the experts here with a diagnosis.
>
> It may be that you need to read a getting started guide. I'm sure
> there's someone here who will point you to one on the web soon. It's
> worth reading carefully. I should warn you - databases are harder than
> you might think!
>
> Nick
>
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