Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Where is Base?

On Sun, 2015-03-01 at 20:03 +0100, Andreas Säger wrote:
> Sigh!
> Each and every aspect of OpenOffice, LibreOffice, Java and Base in
> particular:
>
> > https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=74&t=69896
>
> Linux distros do not install Base because most people do not understand
> this drunken cousin of a component anyway. Linux users can install the
> missing component within seconds.
>
> Without Base you give up the capability to print serial letters and
> labels from lists.The vast majority of Base users are Writer users
> creating a serial letter or sheet of labels. These wizards generate Base
> documents in the background. In 99% of all these cases the Base
> documents constitutes a connection to a spreadsheet.
>
> If you are familiar with your own database stuff, Base is almost fully
> functional without any Java. Without any Java being installed, you can
> connect to your non-Java database, query meaningful data sets, create
> input forms but you can _not_ create embedded reports for pretty output.
> Instead of embedded reports you can use Calc as a very powerful report
> engine and you can copy (not link) database data into stand-alone Writer
> documents.
>
> Hope this helps,
> A.S.
What is the current backend for Base?

I remember at one time is HSQL 1.8 but one could install a later
version.

Jay


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