Re: Native postgresql driver for OpenOffice.org (fwd)

Hi Devrim,

Definitely. :)

Regards and best wishes,

Justin Clift

Devrim GUNDUZ wrote:

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> Hi,
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> Should we publish this news on our front page?
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> Regards, Devrim
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> Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 21:44:03 +0200
> From: Joerg Budischewski <JoergBudi(at)gmx(dot)de>
> To: pgsql-announce(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: [ANNOUNCE] Native postgresql driver for OpenOffice.org
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> Hi,
>
> I'd like to announce the availability of the version 0.6.0 of the native
> postgresql driver for OpenOffice.org (see http://www.openoffice.org) for
> windows and linux x86.
>
> The driver's homepage can be found here:
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> http://dba.openoffice.org/drivers/postgresql/index.html
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> The driver allows to directly use the postgresql database from
> OpenOffice.org via libpq without any other wrapper layer such as odbc or
> jdbc. After installation, you can configure an postgresql database via
> the Tools/Data Sources dialog and can then view data via the <F4> beamer
> window.
>
> The current version 0.6.0 contains some major improvements compared to
> 0.5.0, but it can still be considered to be in a alpha state. About 80 %
> of the features a professional driver should have, are implemented now.
> Beside the missing features, there are some known bugs. The main purpose
> of this version is to collect input from the community in an early
> development stage. Treat this driver with care, it is not thouroughly
> tested yet and might (in the worst case) destroy your data. It should
> not be used in a production environment (or it must have been
> thouroughly tested for its concrete purpose before).
>
> The driver is aimed at the 1.1 OpenOffice.org versions, it should not
> work with OOo1.0.x trees. It should work with OOo2.0 developer versions,
> but this has not been tested yet.
>
> Major improvements since 0.5.0 version include:
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> * tables can now be dragged into a calc sheet
> * structural changes to tables
> * better serial data type support
> * tables and views can now be distinguished via UI
> * relations between tables can now be viewed and edited
> * date, time and timestamp support
>
> Have fun,
>
> Joerg
>
> PS: followups in dev(at)dba(dot)openoffice(dot)org
>
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