From openoffice-discuss  Sun Mar 17 11:53:57 2002
From: Nick Gorham <nick () lurcher ! org>
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2002 11:53:57 +0000
To: openoffice-discuss
Subject: Re: [discuss] Database for OpenOffice
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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.

Well the ODBC interaface does look like it needs some extra work, I have tried to
build from source here to see if I can help out, but I have failed to get it to
build so far. I will see if I can try on a new OS install next week.

Nick Gorham
Easysoft (and unixODBC)

>
>
> 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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