[plug] Re: OpenOffice.org does do databases

[Craig Ringer]

Sol wrote:
> Just thought I'd add a little postscript to Leon's post because there
> might be others out there who, like me, are new to OOo-DB connectivity.
> I hit a couple of snags but got some very useful advice from a guy
> called Paul on the Postgres-Novice mailing list (see attached) and from
> www.unixodbc.org (check the sections under manuals - veeery helpful). On
> www.unixodbc.org there's even a manual in PDF with diagrams (very
> helpful for complete idiot's like me) that explains how to connect OOo
> to MySQL (but it's not difficult to extrapolate to another DB). 
> I'd recommend it to anyone.

Setting up UNIX-ODBC is handy for getting the basic connectivity ( I use 
OO.o for mail-merges, printing addressing labels, etc etc from a 
postgresql db and have been for ages now) but I'm still looking for a 
forms + data editing tool useable by random near-computer-illiterates 
like I have here at work. MS-Access level stuff - make the DB look like 
a spreadsheet, plus provide basic forms capability. (I know ms access 
can do more than that but thats what I need). Still haven't found 
anything. Ideas, anybody?

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Craig Ringer
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