Creating a Database in NeoOffice 1.x

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Revision as of 03:35, 15 September 2005

While NeoOffice/J 1.1 and OpenOffice.org/X11 1.1.x do not contain a database component similar to Microsoft Access, it is still possible to create a database (this is handy if you don't have access to MySQL or another external database).

Max offered the following tips on trinity:

There is a simple database functionality in OOo and thus NeoJ : use the dbase file format. This is not a full-featured database but it works for most cases.

How-to:

1. display data-source pane
2. create a new data source
3. select a dbase format
4. name the dbase file (edit: folder) as you like; the folder will contain the table files created later
5. close the panel
6. edit: add a table to the base, defining colums as you need.
7. then open the recently created dbase file (edit: table) and add/modify/delete item in the table.
8. use the data-source as planned (mailing and such)

See the NeoOffice/J help for details.

I write this from memory, without checking the process but, roughly, this is it and worked many times for me.