Re: [libreoffice-users] Questions about LOBase

Hi Pertti,
> Since years back I now again need to create a database preferable one 
> that can extract and print reports.
> I noticed that LO has skipped ’Firebird’ and offers ’HSQLDB’ as a main 
> option.
>
> _Questions:
> _(a)     Is LOBase up-to-date and seriously still usable or shall I look 
> for another program

No problem to work with LO Base. If you don't need functions like 
DATEADD, LIST (Concatening text-content by grouping) or special 
windowfunctions you could use HSQLDB. HSQLDB wouldn't be removed, 
because it is better integrated into LO Base as Firebird. For creating a 
database as internal Firebird database you have to set the experimental 
mode "on". You could set it "off" afterwards, when Firebird database 
file has been created.

> (b)     is JRE still needed (is it needed for the reports?)
> -- if so what is the exact name of the JRE-version to be downloaded & 
> installed
> -- are there anything special to know when installing JRE

Depend on the system you are using.
Using Mac you could get some problems:
https://ask.libreoffice.org/t/m1-macos-monterrey-12-2-1-java-se-17-libreoffice-7-3-0-3-not-using-the-java-installed/74683

> (c) any advice regarding installing & using the ’modern’ LOBase?

If you have used LO Base before and also used the Report Builder have a 
look at the installed extension. Reports would fail if you have 
installed the old extension, because LO has included ReportBuilder since 
LO 4.1

Regards

Robert
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Homepage: https://www.familiegrosskopf.de/robert


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