SearchOpenSource: How to Get Reports on OpenOffice 2.0 Base, Part One | Linux Today

SearchOpenSource: How to Get Reports on OpenOffice 2.0 Base, Part One

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 23, 2006

[ Thanks to Jane Walker for this link.
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“With databases, it’s important not just to put things in
correctly, but to get them out correctly. You can slam data into
your database all day long, but if you can’t eventually print it
out for your employees, your accountant, or that nice man from the
IRS, you’re not playing with a full database.

“Luckily, the new database tool in OpenOffice.org 2.0, called
Base, makes it put data in and get it out correctly. Base has a
reporting tool with a built-in wizard. This means you can print out
any data you want, from any single table, query, or view…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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