I am happily running Libre Office 4.2.3.3 under Windows 8.1. I have a lot of data in a *.ods spreadsheet and want to write a ‘front end’ using Libre Office Base to produce reports, allow queries etc. When I launch ‘Base’ and point it to the spreadsheet, I get a message telling me I need Java Runtime Environment on my PC (and presumably on any PC that I copy the front end to).
I would prefer not to install (or rely on) any extra software unless it is essential. Is there another way of doing what I want to do without involving JRE?
The data spreadsheet is on a network-attached drive so I can access it from any PC on my home network, but I don’t think the situation would be any different if it were on the PC local drive.