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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: KDB UI
From:       Henrik Johnson <hpj () globecom ! net>
Date:       2001-03-29 14:11:42
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This would work much better with Oracle connections as well. As I've done 
it now every DB is its own "host" and it reports it has one DB with the 
same name.

/Henrik Johnson
GlobeCom AB

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

On 3/29/01, 12:36:56 PM, Mike Richardson <mike@quaking.demon.co.uk> wrote 
regarding KDB UI:


> As part of work on Rekall (theKompany's forthcoming database) I've been
> having a look at the KDE-DB UI code (control panel stuff et al) and I 
think
> there is a significant flaw in the way it allows the user to set up
> connections. Any feeback from anyone whose been involved gratefully 
received.

> Currently, the user specifiies a database type (mysql, ....), a host, a 
user
> name and a password. The UI code verifies that a connection can be made 
to
> the server; under control panel thats pretty well it, under Rekall the 
user
> sees a list of databases on that server.

> I would like to be able to name a connection to a particular database, ie 
a
> name maps to db type, host, username, password _and_ database. This means
> that an app like Rekall can just open a database by name; if the database 
is
> moved, all that has to be changed is a control panel setting. But with 
the
> current setup, this cannot be done, since the best that can be done is 
name a
> server connection.

> Before I dive in with two right feet, any comments?

> Mike

> --
> mike@quaking.demon.co.uk
> http://www.quaking.demon.co.uk

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