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List:       koffice
Subject:    Re: Database Work
From:       Jost Schenck <uzsnty () uni-bonn ! de>
Date:       1999-03-28 18:11:12
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On Mon, 29 Mar 1999, Reginald Stadlbauer wrote:
>On Sun, 28 Mar 1999, Mike Barry wrote:
>> KOffice Developers,
>>   I'm interested in developing, or working with others
>> who are doing the same, a small database similar to MSAccess.
>> I've searched the web for similar dbs and have not found any.
>> Mysql and Postgres are great databases but they only work
>> in client/server modes. Berkely DB is another great database
>> but it does not 100% support relational models or SQL queries.
>>   I have a need for a small rdbms that can be "embedded" into
>> an app just like MS's Jet engine.
>>   Does this sound like something you are doing? Does it make
>> sense to have something like this within KOffice? Has my
>> research been faulty and something like this all ready exists?
>
>I'd really love to have something like MSAccess and KOffice is IMO the correct
>place for it. I heared already from some people, that they want to start
>something lke that, but have not seen any results jet. So, please start such a
>project and I'm sure some interested coders will join your project soon.

This would definitely be very nice.
Frederik Bilhaut <bilhaut_f@mail.cpod.fr> is mentioned as author of kmysql.
But why not a frontend to mysql? You can still run client and server on one
machine, or not? MySQL is fast, relational etc. 
-Jost.

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Jost Schenck
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