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List:       openoffice-discuss
Subject:    Re: [discuss] Database for OpenOffice
From:       jens.oo () idealo ! com
Date:       2002-03-16 18:01:20
Message-ID: 20020316.18012000 () ds0027 ! idealo ! de
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Hello Greg,

> > After reading through several parts of the OpenOffice site, it appears 
that
> > OpenOffice is not going to include the Adabas database engine in its work
> > (due to copyrights of Software AG).  Has anyone checked into using SAPDB 
in
> > the OpenOffice distro?  SAPDB was originally Adabas code that SAP 
purchased
> > from Software AG and then open sourced.  

I once asked the same question and got the answer that yes, they looked 
at SAPDB. The main reason why it was dismissed were (if I remember 
correctly):

1. SAPDB is very resource hungry (hard disk, ram), more then acceptable 
for the small needs of the usual end user.
2. it does not work on Win98

> > Greg Miller

Jens-Uwe

PS: 
http://www.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=122539&listName=discuss

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