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* Re: Alternative To Microsoft AccessSteve Hayes
`* Re: Alternative To Microsoft AccessLawrence D'Oliveiro
 `* Re: Alternative To Microsoft AccessKyonshi
  `- Re: Alternative To Microsoft AccessLawrence D'Oliveiro

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Subject: Re: Alternative To Microsoft Access
From: Steve Hayes
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc, comp.databases
Organization: Khanya Publications
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 04:31 UTC
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From: hayesstw@telkomsa.net (Steve Hayes)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.databases
Subject: Re: Alternative To Microsoft Access
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 06:31:28 +0200
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On Sat, 27 Apr 2024 04:17:17 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro
<ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

>If anybody asks about an alternative to Microsoft Access, I think
>SQLite used in combination with LibreOffice will give you a lot of
>functionality, including comprehensive SQL support and scalability to
>much larger databases.

But LibreOffice is dependent on Java, which seems to be deprecated in
some circles.

--
Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa
Web: http://www.khanya.org.za/stevesig.htm
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Subject: Re: Alternative To Microsoft Access
From: Lawrence D'Oliv
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc, comp.databases
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 05:47 UTC
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From: ldo@nz.invalid (Lawrence D'Oliveiro)
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Subject: Re: Alternative To Microsoft Access
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On Mon, 29 Apr 2024 06:31:28 +0200, Steve Hayes wrote:

> On Sat, 27 Apr 2024 04:17:17 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro
> <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
>
>>If anybody asks about an alternative to Microsoft Access, I think
>>SQLite used in combination with LibreOffice will give you a lot of
>>functionality, including comprehensive SQL support and scalability to
>>much larger databases.
>
> But LibreOffice is dependent on Java, which seems to be deprecated in
> some circles.

I did have some LibreOffice Java stuff installed, so I did this

dpkg -r liblibreoffice-java libreoffice-java-common libreoffice-sdbc-hsqldb

and my LibreOffice Base access still works fine.

Subject: Re: Alternative To Microsoft Access
From: Kyonshi
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc, comp.databases
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 07:26 UTC
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From: gmkeros@gmail.com (Kyonshi)
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Subject: Re: Alternative To Microsoft Access
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 09:26:50 +0200
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On 4/29/2024 7:47 AM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Apr 2024 06:31:28 +0200, Steve Hayes wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 27 Apr 2024 04:17:17 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro
>> <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>> If anybody asks about an alternative to Microsoft Access, I think
>>> SQLite used in combination with LibreOffice will give you a lot of
>>> functionality, including comprehensive SQL support and scalability to
>>> much larger databases.
>>
>> But LibreOffice is dependent on Java, which seems to be deprecated in
>> some circles.
>
> I did have some LibreOffice Java stuff installed, so I did this
>
> dpkg -r liblibreoffice-java libreoffice-java-common libreoffice-sdbc-hsqldb
>
> and my LibreOffice Base access still works fine.

I think the Java part is actually the included database. if you don't
use that one then it still should be fine.

Subject: Re: Alternative To Microsoft Access
From: Lawrence D'Oliv
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc, comp.databases
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 08:05 UTC
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From: ldo@nz.invalid (Lawrence D'Oliveiro)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.databases
Subject: Re: Alternative To Microsoft Access
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On Mon, 29 Apr 2024 09:26:50 +0200, Kyonshi wrote:

> On 4/29/2024 7:47 AM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>
>> I did have some LibreOffice Java stuff installed, so I did this
>>
>> dpkg -r liblibreoffice-java libreoffice-java-common
>> libreoffice-sdbc-hsqldb
>>
>> and my LibreOffice Base access still works fine.
>
> I think the Java part is actually the included database.

The “HSQLDB Embedded” option was still available.

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