Launch the OpenOffice BASE application from the menu and select the Create New Database option, as shown in Figure A-34, and click Next.Please refer to Appendix C for an overview of the SQL facilities. Keep in mind that the purpose of OpenOffice is to hide as much complexity as possible from the users, so it is not as tuned to manipulating raw SQL as full-fledged RDBMSs such as Oracle or Microsoft SQL Server. Here is a step-by-step procedure to install the Library database through SQL scripts.
The easiest one is to download the fully populated database file library.odp from the book's support sites at or Alternatively, you may want to run scripts to create the database structure and populate it with data. There are several ways to install the Library sample database with the OpenOffice BASE desktop RDBMS.
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