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how to make with sWriter's starbasic connection with msaccess database

hi all,

Does anyone knows how to make with sWriter's starbasic a database connection with msaccess database. adodb should be that interesting include the SQL instruction.

thanks a lot in advance

regards

P —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.125.143.114 (talk) 07:45, August 24, 2007 (UTC)

The article needs to focus on the features of the program

Most of the article focuses on supposed criticisms of the program with almost no consideration of the features. Is this an organized campaign to write this article from a specific point of view, i.e. from a competitor? Like every program, it has its drawbacks, but it certainly isn't as horrific as this article makes it appear to be.

123home123 (talk) 08:42, 13 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I would have to disagree. After typing my 30 page reseach paper for my history class, I attempted to export to a microsoft document (to allow everyone else to view it) It deleted ("reformated") over 100 end notes allong with thier markers. It didn't save them in another format and leave the text, it completely deleted them. Not that i'm angry or anything (though at the time I was was on the verge of cardiac arrest), i'm just demostrating some of the serious flaws in the program. The only bonus to it is how it is focused around formating - but as the article states, it isn't able to transfer that to any other format without loss. This wouldn't be a problem if most people used OOS, but most people don't, so being able to export and maintain formating is vital. OOS fails in thie respect. Jimmyjones22 (talk) 01:37, 16 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Criticisms

Most of these criticisms are quite pedantic. I read them and say...so? Even as a Word user. It reads as if it was written mostly as "if you convert from Word, you will have these problems (really minor differences)". Perhaps if their were a convertion fatigue category, or something, to be more blatant about it, instead of the "Criticisms" from a Word users perspective.-Kain Nihil (talk) 22:33, 15 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]