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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Addressbook Database
From:       Peter Harvey <pharvey () codebydesign ! com>
Date:       1999-04-07 18:26:51
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> >
> > How will it be installed without the user worrying about it? Will you
> > choose a database to send with KDE? I for one will not us MySQL; I use
> > PostgreSQL. Or will you rely on what the user has installed already?
> > 90% don't install databases. Or will you let the user do all the work?
> >
>
> I agree, trying to install xxSQL, ODBC and whatever else is needed would
> be a pain. mySQL server + client ends up being over 4 megs in rpm format.
> This is larger then kdebase! I rather not have to install a huge dtabase
> on my system if I didn't have to, and I don't think we can expect a user
> to do the same.



I have been putting off writing an ODBC Text File Driver for a while...
partly because it is a pain. However, I have started working on just such a
driver to address the concerns mentioned here. This would mean that a
default ODBC driver could be included in KDE with very little fuss and very
little overhead.

This makes sense to me and I hope it makes sense to everyone here?

The main problem with an ODBC Text File Driver is that it basically has to
have a mini SQL engine in it. For example; is must parse and interpret
incoming SQL commands and then execute the appropriate I/O functions. I am
biting the bullet and looking into Lex/Yacc to help handling the SQL stuff.
The rest of the stuff I have done before and should fall into place quickly.




Peter Harvey

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