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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Addressbook Database
From:       Bavo De Ridder <bavo () ace ! ulyssis ! student ! kuleuven ! ac ! be>
Date:       1999-04-07 20:25:54
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On Wed, 07 Apr 1999, Mike Pilone wrote:
>> 
>> 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.
>

Why would they... ever heard of OLE DB (2.0) ???? Off course, OLE DB is a
Microsoft technology. I think the KDE should seriously consider making
something like OLE DB, perhaps even better.

What is OLE DB? It is, together with ADO, the next generation ODBC. Currently
MS considers ODBC as obsolote. Not because they want to market something new,
but because OLE DB is so much more powerful. With OLE DB you could have simple
(structured) text file act as a address database. You can even join the virtual
address table with a real SQL table in an SQL query. And this without the SQL
server knowing anything of the address table and vice versa.

Take a look at the MS site for more information.

I am not a MS advocate, I just am saying that the OLE DB technology is
conceptual a step forward, the implementation will probably suck :-)

Any volunteers to start KDE DB ????

please: before flaming, have a look at the MS site for a deeper inside view on
OLE DB.


BDR

>-mike

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