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List:       koffice
Subject:    Database integration in KWord
From:       Joerg Stadermann <jstadermann () gmxpro ! de>
Date:       2007-11-14 10:55:32
Message-ID: 200711141155.32542.jstadermann () gmxpro ! de
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Hi,

that's some thing irritating me for quite some time now: The 
integration of existing databases in KWord. Funny enough the 
usually hard bit, setting up the data source is a snap, providing 
your distribution comes with the right qt drivers. The user 
interface is a different story, I think it hasn't changed much 
since serial letter functionality was introduced.  I wish we had 
something more like OO Writer has, the integrated data source 
view they inherited from Star Writer. IMO data integration from 
external data sources, other than kaddressbook is cruicial for an 
office suite, especially in a business environment and demanding  
the average user to issue a sql-query to get one record from a 
MySql database, just to fill in the address fields in a simple 
letter is rather arkward.  Is there any development regarding 
data integration, particullary on the serial letter editor going 
on? And what about kexi, are there any plans for kexi 
integration? I'm asking because I'm about to modify kword's data 
source user interface, hopefully making selecting records from a 
table more convenient. Or did I miss something fundamental 
regarding database integration?

That said, KOffice is still much better than OO. It is amazing 
what progress was made during the past years.

Joerg
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