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Hi Phil, Yes I have considerable experience in flat-file databases, mostly working in DOS. Please contact me off- list and we can take it from there. Regards etc, Ray. >----Original Message---- >From: phil.hudson@xxxxxxxxx >Date: 06/06/2013 15:07 >To: "Devon/Cornwall GNU LUG" <list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subj: [LUG] Flat-file database > >I want to create a simple single-flat-file database and I'm having a >surprisingly difficult time finding any FLOSS software to do it. > >The aim is to move away from L/OOffice Calc (the spreadsheet) as this >has proved far too error-prone, and user education has repeatedly >failed to improve matters. I need to ensure that each record is >isolated and encapsulated in the UI. > >Unfortunately, it turns out that L/OOffice Base (the "database" >module) only supports flat files (both spreadsheet and CSV) as read- >only datasources -- for mail merges etc. (It also has the most >unintuitive, ill- designed forms builder I've ever seen. The whole >module reeks of developer-designed-UI). > >Any ideas? > >-- >Phil Hudson http://hudson-it.no-ip.biz >@UWascalWabbit PGP/GnuPG ID: 0x887DCA63 > > >-- >The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG >http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list>FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq > -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq