Re: [LUG] Libreoffice BASE training/commission

[Eion MacDonald <maceion@xxxxxxxxx>]

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Re: [LUG] Libreoffice BASE training/commission

Many thanks I will explore.
Regards
Eion MacDonald

On 15/07/2022 19:29, Mark Thurston wrote:
>   > > One way to achieve this would be to set up LibreOffice Base as a frontend to a 
> RDBMS backend.
>   >
>   > How would one do that?
>   >
>   > I have tried Base in LibreOffice but do not feel at all comfortable & I
>   > get asked how to do it by some (a very few) of my elderly pupils.
>   > Any guides? Hints? Tutorials?
>   
> To set up Postgres on Linux:
> https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-postgresql-on-ubuntu-20-04-quickstart
>
> You can then configure LibreOffice Base to connect to the Postgres server that 
> you've just set up. Hints (not full tutorial) here:
> https://superuser.com/questions/391242/how-do-i-connect-to-a-postgresql-server-using-libreoffice-base
>
> This article might also be useful for finding your way around LibreOffice Base:
> https://www.techrepublic.com/article/diy-create-easy-to-use-databases-with-libreoffice-base/

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Eion MacDonald

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