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List:       openoffice-discuss
Subject:    Re: [discuss] Database for OpenOffice
From:       Scott Carr <scottcarr () telocity ! com>
Date:       2002-03-16 22:35:44
Message-ID: 3C93C8C0.6060101 () telocity ! com
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This has actually been discussed before.  

The interface that we would be creating would more than likely be Data 
Source related.  Which would allow the interface to work with any Data 
Source that has been entered into the system.  

Scott


Ken Thompson wrote:

>At the risk of sounding repetitive, why not an interface to both PostgreSQL 
>and MySql?
>Both are open source and both work well except for an easy to install and use 
>interface.
>I feel that it should be as easy to use as MS Access including forms and 
>reports.
>
>On Saturday 16 March 2002 01:14 pm, you wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 16 Mar 2002 jens.oo@idealo.com wrote:
>>
>>>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.
>>>
>>It is almost as big (source code wise) as the whole of OOo if not bigger,
>>so I'm not sure how to go about including it. I'm not sure bundling
>>something considerbaly smaller yet still quite full featured like
>>PostgresQL (licence was also a plus last I looked) would in practice
>>considearbly dis-advantage somebody. But I'd personaly much rather have it
>>be something even smaller like say hsqldb and just integrate it really
>>well...
>>
>>>2. it does not work on Win98
>>>
>>>>>Greg Miller
>>>>>
>>>Jens-Uwe
>>>
>>>PS:
>>>http://www.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=122539&listName=discuss
>>>
>>	Sander
>>
>>	I see a dark sail on the horizon
>>	Set under a dark cloud that hides the sun
>>	Bring me my Broadsword and clear understanding
>>
>>
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