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Subject: Re: My week with Linux: I'm dumping Windows for Ubuntu to see how it
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Date: Sun, 18 May 2025 11:41:46 +0200
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On 2025-05-18 04:33, rbowman wrote:
> On Sun, 18 May 2025 01:21:38 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> 
>> Standalone Office is just “legacy” these days, let’s face it.
>>
>> As for Access users, LibreOffice Base gives access to back-end DBMSes
>> ranging from SQLite to MySQL/MariaDB, any one of which can leave Access
>> in the dust.
> 
> I doubt it is the database as much as the apps built around it.  I had to
> get employee information from a Access database but it was straight SQL
> programming. However a ranger at another national park built an entire
> incident handling application using Access. I was impressed or horrified,
> take your pick. Winters get real long at that particular park.

MS Access makes it easy to create databases and the applications, more 
than LO Base. LO has neglected that aspect, I'm sorry to say.

-- 
Cheers,
        Carlos E.R.