On Thu, 2003-10-30 at 09:13, s-clarob@st-aidans.cumbria.sch.uk wrote:
What are people using for a desktop database? Or what options are there? If we were to move to Linux in the curriculum we would need a useable Database for our sixth form projects.
OpenOffice.org has a variety of database functions and links to
mysql/postgresql. Take a look at http://dba.openoffice.org/FAQ/FAQ.html
You can also subscribe to the users@openoffice.org and
discuss@openoffice.org mailing lists.
These links give some comprehensive information on OpenOffice.org
database use.
http://www.westnet.com.au/mike.gilks/plug/
http://www.unixodbc.org/doc/OOoMySQL.pdf
http://documentation.openoffice.org/
There are knowledgeable people at users@openoffice.org who will give
additional support, but do realise that databases have already been
discussed at length several times so it might be worth checking the
archives first. There are projects currently in the pipeline to
specifically make database integration simpler with better reporting. I
know at least one University final year degree project that is based on
making reporting more flexible than in MS Access, for example. The fact
is that in the real world of databases, client servers are the way
forward, not local databases that create massive local files, so there
is not a great incentive to come up with an MS Access clone. Maybe we
should be teaching what the students will use when they leave school
;-).
Seriously, as Lead for the OpenOffice.org Education project, I would
welcome support from any schools willing to contribute a definitive on
the use of OO.org database connectivity in schools. There is an OO.o
education page now and I will be editing it so information to support
OO.o from grass roots would be most welcome.
--
ian