On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 2:07 PM, Alexandro Colorado <j...@oooes.org> wrote:
> > > > On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 3:25 PM, Tom Panfil <tap.h...@verizon.net> wrote: > >> Hello All, >> >> I've used Open Office on my MacBook Pro for about three years and >> like it, but have not done anything particularly challenging. I'm using >> Apache OpenOffice 3.4.0 now. >> >> I need advice as to whether OO's Base with MySQL can be used in a >> practical way to do some tasks, before making a major attempt to >> switch from MS Access to OO & MySQL for this work. I started to >> make this switch 3 years ago but stopped when I learned that Base >> does not include its own database engine. Sample tasks are as follows: >> > > you might have misslearned that. Base always included it's own database > engine called HSQLDB > > > > >> >> For many years I used MS Access to facilitate mailing CDs, later DVDs, >> to attendees of ACM SIGAda Conferences, now morphed into HILT >> Conferences. I'd use the Conference Attendee List in the Access DB >> to perform two jobs to support this work: >> >> * Print shipping Labels via a DYMO Printer. The labels would >> include a graphic, the shipping address, the return address, >> and the number of disks to be included in the package. >> >> * Print US Customs Forms to mail to attendees from outside the >> USA. Initially the US Forms were a single sheet, then later they >> changed to a triplicate format. I handled that by separating the >> forms and printing on three copies in succession, being careful >> to keep the forms with the same pre-printed number together. >> The info printed was essentially the same as that used on the >> Shipping Labels. >> > > OpenOffice Base uses Writer which has a good support for diferent page > sizes, and specifications. > > >> >> The critical capability provided by Access, besides driving jobs from its >> database, was the capability to control placement of the text very >> precisely, to match the fields on the pre-printed forms. >> >> I'd really rather be able to do this job running OO's Base and MySQL >> directly from Mac OS X, rather than starting my Windows XP Virtual >> Machine, mechanized via Parallels, so that I can use MS Access >> from my MS Office XP Professional software. >> >> Do such tasks seem appropriate for OO's Base & MySQL? Can Base >> provide very critical control of the positioning of text? >> > > I suggest to have a look at our forums where there are many sample > databases and you can work with the people there to get you up to speed. > Link: http://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewforum.php?f=13 > > >> >> v/r, >> >> Tom Panfil >> >> > > > -- > Alexandro Colorado > Apache OpenOffice Contributor > http://es.openoffice.org > > > -- Alexandro Colorado Apache OpenOffice Contributor http://es.openoffice.org
