From: "Neeme Praks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I'm moving this thread from ojb-dev to commons-dev, as this list seems > to be more appropriate for this discussion. > > > Axel Hohaus wrote: > > >These two projects are just too similar in my mind and should > > >join the > > >efforts...(if authors can agree on terms, of course) > > > > Is it possible to read structure information from database with > > common-sql?
Yes. > > This could be an interesting point to use Axgen with > > exisitng database structures and enabling a way back to XMI. > > Is it possible to analyse differences from commons-sql XML-Input and an > > existing database structure to creating ddl output for enhancing the > > database sctructure? > > > > Cooperation of these projects seems to be very interesting. > > As far as I've understood (also mentioned above), Commons SQL is doing > only one thing (transform schema.xml -> database specific DDL). Not sure > about the features you are asking for: > 1. transform live database -> schema.xml > 2. diff live database and schema.xml > > AFAIK, torque has the ability to perform #1, but not #2. > (http://jakarta.apache.org/turbine/torque) Commons-sql does #1. Its hoped that commons-sql will implement #2 also. Also you can do things like Java code with doclet tags -> schema.xml (e.g. via XDoclet) James ------- http://radio.weblogs.com/0112098/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
