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List:       openoffice-discuss
Subject:    Re: [discuss] Database for OpenOffice
From:       Garf <garf () roadum ! homenet ! org>
Date:       2002-03-16 22:51:13
Message-ID: 200203162252.g2GMqOi28517 () kevin ! homenet ! org
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On Saturday 16 March 2002 22:22, you 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.

Not knowing enough about OO, or databases, I would rather see a good, stable 
ODBC/JDBC interface for OO, then I can install PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc on the 
back of it.

>
> 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=discus
> > >s
> >
> > 	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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