Created attachment 175248 [details] Base_External_Table_Advanced-Settings In Base requires a SQLite database with a table in it - see https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/HowTo/Base/Connect_to_SQLite 1. run following SQL in Tools → SQL CREATE TABLE org( name TEXT PRIMARY KEY, boss TEXT REFERENCES org ) WITHOUT ROWID; INSERT INTO org VALUES('Alice',NULL); 2. Right-Click a Table, Database, Advanced Settings ========== 1. Help topic is not in same order as Settings Window which makes it harder to use. 2. Note: Help 14 "Ignore currency field information" App description is "Respect the result set type from the database driver" ========== Help App Description 1 1 Use SQL92 naming constraints 2 3 Use keyword AS before table alias names 3 11 End text lines with CR + LF 4 2 Append the table alias name in SELECT statements 5 4 Use Outer Join syntax '{OJ }' 6 5 Ignore the privileges from the database driver 7 6 Replace named parameters with ? 8 7 Display version columns (when available) 9 8 Use the catalog name in SELECT statements 10 9 Use the schema name in SELECT statements 11 10 Create index with ASC or DESC statement 12 16 Comparison of Boolean values 13 12 Form data input checks for required fields 14 15 Ignore currency field information 15 13 Use ODBC conformant date/time literals 16 14 Supports primary keys
The help being discussed here should be: https://help.libreoffice.org/latest/en-US/text/sdatabase/dabaadvpropdat.html Setting to NEW based on discrepancy between the attached screenshot and help text.
The actual dialog has more parameters than the image. See attached dialog source image.
Created attachment 175296 [details] Full-source specialsettingspage dialog
Olivier Hallot committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "master": https://git.libreoffice.org/core/commit/1d27e06d9c1222fc7ef3d058cd78e6102aceaf47 tdf#144712 Add extended tips to special database settings dialog It will be available in 7.3.0. The patch should be included in the daily builds available at https://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/ in the next 24-48 hours. More information about daily builds can be found at: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Testing_Daily_Builds Affected users are encouraged to test the fix and report feedback.
Olivier Hallot committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "master": https://git.libreoffice.org/help/commit/7a89e385e842191c215e407541a96343fbb5dc97 tdf#144712 Database Advanced Settings: Help Inconsistent
(In reply to Commit Notification from comment #4) > It will be available in 7.3.0. Fixed: Version: 7.3.0.0.alpha0+ (x64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: 891dfac4bcb600cec2c860bde6d0c8607305102e CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19043; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win Locale: en-AU (en_AU); UI: en-GB Calc: threaded