[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 144588] Base ODBC connection for Sqlite Inadequately Documented

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=144588

--- Comment #8 from flywire <flywire0 at gmail.com> ---
(In reply to Alex Thurgood from comment #7)
> Also note that the product help for LibreOffice clearly attempts to steer
> users away from using ODBC as a method for gaining access to datasources,
> e.g.:
> 
> /Applications/Libreoffice.app/Contents/Resources/help/fr/text/shared/
> explorer/database/dabawiz02odbc.html?&DbPAR=BASE&System=MAC
> 
> In which it clearly tells users to use JDBC instead on Linux and Solaris
> (macOS doesn't get a mention), and tells users to use ADO on Windows,
> implying that they should only connect to Access databases...
> 
> All in all, not particularly helpful or useful...

???

Your link doesn't open. I assume it is
https://help.libreoffice.org/7.2/en-GB/text/shared/explorer/database/dabawiz02.html?System=WIN&DbPAR=BASE&HID=dbaccess/ui/generalpagewizard/datasourceType#bm_id763267
but that doesn't support those comments.

1. Database is SQLite
2. Community recommendation is ODBC connection
(https://ask.libreoffice.org/t/connecting-base-to-sqlite-in-windows/68168)
3. Wizard text is nonsense for SQLite

btw, there's no suggestion of different help text for each OS

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