Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Can I embed ODB Database file in Writer document?

I haven't tested yet the embedding mail merge, but it could somehow be the
solution...

It's a matter of knowing better the requirements and do some testing.

Il 25 lug 2017 12:57 PM, "Alexander Thurgood" <alex.thurgood@gmail.com> ha
scritto:

> Le 24/07/2017 à 17:18, Joshua Kramer a écrit :
>
> Hi Joshua,
>
>
> > Is it possible to either have a small (less than 50 records) database
> > in a Writer document, or embed an ODB database right in the document
> > (instead of having it be in an external file)?
>
> No and no, respectively.
>
> From what I understand, it is now possible to have a mailmerge Writer
> document that contains the data referenced by the mailmerge stored
> within the Writer document. Whether or not this successfully transfers
> over to another machine is something I haven't tested.
>
>
>
>
> > I have a document that has two different views of the same data.
> > Right now I'm doing everything by hand, which is error-prone and
> > inefficient.
>
> In what sense are you talking about views ? Do you mean actual database
> views in the classical DBA sense, or do you mean some graphical
> representation of the data in a formatted Writer document ?
>
> > portable, i.e. if I want someone else to edit this file I can just
> > send one file containing both the writer document and the database.
>
> So unless I have really misunderstood what it is you are attempting to
> achieve, you can already do this with just a single ODB file.
>
> The ODB file can contain a series of queries, views (in the DBA sense of
> the word), Writer forms displaying data either obtained from views or
> queries, and even reports. This file can be sent to other users who can
> then edit it to their heart's content.
>
>
> Alex
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