[libreoffice-users] Re: Where to store a simple database?

Am 14.09.2012 16:41, John Clegg wrote:
> where I wouldn't be able to get at it without Internet access? (Dropbox of
> course keeps local copies which it synchronises). Or is this one use use
> where embedded HSQL really is the right answer??
>
> All views appreciated!

Of course you can not access cloud content without internet access. This 
office suite is a most conservative *desktop* application and Base is 
NOT a database program. Just like MS Access it lets you connect to 
various types of databases so you can access your data in this office 
suite. The whole thing does not know anything about a so called "cloud".
No, the *embedded* HSQLDB is not an option. It is even much worse than 
the JET database embedded in MS Access.
A stand-alone HSQLDB server may be a very good database solution if it 
fits your needs. You can run the same tiny Java program on all platforms 
as server, as client and in cached mode. But again, all this has nothing 
to do with any cloud computing. It just works with client-server 
connections or with plain single-user file access. If you are able to 
backup your files, the medium should not matter.
If you need to access the same database from various places, it is about 
nothing but database servers.


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