Re: [dba-dev] Database Reliability

2007-08-01 Thread Frank Schönheit - Sun Microsystems Germ any
> I'll try to have a look into this beginning of next week, Hmm. It makes me somewhat ... nervous that it completely slipped my mind I'll be on vacation for the next two weeks. Thus, this will have to wait for end of august, I fear. Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EM

Re: [dba-dev] Database Reliability

2007-07-31 Thread Frank Schönheit - Sun Microsystems Germ any
Hi Andrew, >> Let me mention that something like this should possible with an >> extension, nowadays - all of the the following works completely via UNO API: >> 1. Adding menu items to applications >> 2. opening the file/folder picker for browsing for .dbf files >> 3. creating a (temporary) .odb f

Re: [dba-dev] Database Reliability

2007-07-30 Thread andrew
Just a point of clarification. The code I posted up in the last email was pretty much directly from the TOOLS library that ships with OOo...I should of stated that, I see I made it sound like it was mine.. Anyway - Step 3 is beginning to annoy me..LOL...I'm failing to set some property appar

Re: [dba-dev] Database Reliability

2007-07-30 Thread Marc Santhoff
Am Montag, den 30.07.2007, 21:13 +0200 schrieb Frank Schönheit - Sun Microsystems Germany: > Hi Marc, > > > Wouldn't it be pretty easy in terms of workload to only add a menu item > > "import table" or adding a document type ".dbf" to the open dialog in > > base? This way the *existing* table impo

Re: [dba-dev] Database Reliability

2007-07-30 Thread andrew
Just to prime the pump so to speak. Let me mention that something like this should possible with an extension, nowadays - all of the the following works completely via UNO API: 1. Adding menu items to applications Using the BasicAddonBuilder.oxt this is simple - note there is a bug with add

Re: [dba-dev] Database Reliability

2007-07-30 Thread andrew
Frank Schönheit - Sun Microsystems Germany wrote: Hi Marc, Let me mention that something like this should possible with an extension, nowadays - all of the the following works completely via UNO API: 1. Adding menu items to applications 2. opening the file/folder picker for browsing for .dbf

Re: [dba-dev] Database Reliability

2007-07-30 Thread andrew
Marc Santhoff wrote: Hi Frank, Andrew, Am Sonntag, den 29.07.2007, 22:14 -0400 schrieb andrew: Frank Schönheit - Sun Microsystems Germany wrote: [ ...] b. How would Joe or Barbara User do this without the intermediate calc document? He and she should be able to do so, there seems

Re: [dba-dev] Database Reliability

2007-07-30 Thread Frank Schönheit - Sun Microsystems Germ any
Hi Marc, > Wouldn't it be pretty easy in terms of workload to only add a menu item > "import table" or adding a document type ".dbf" to the open dialog in > base? This way the *existing* table import wizard could be triggered. > > Okay, I don't know if it would be doable for server databases and

Re: [dba-dev] Database Reliability

2007-07-30 Thread Marc Santhoff
Hi Frank, Andrew, Am Sonntag, den 29.07.2007, 22:14 -0400 schrieb andrew: > Frank Schönheit - Sun Microsystems Germany wrote: [ ...] > > b. How would Joe or Barbara User do this without the intermediate calc > > document? He and she should be able to do so, there seems to be > > something missin

Re: [dba-dev] Database Reliability

2007-07-29 Thread Frank Schönheit - Sun Microsystems Germa ny
Hi Andrew, >> An "import/export" wizard is something I'd love to have. Looking at the >> re-appearing questions, this would be tremendously useful. > > Yes., it would be nice to have - but having a JDBC driver for an > embedded Base database would > open up the possibility to use data migration

Re: [dba-dev] Database Reliability

2007-07-29 Thread andrew
Frank Schönheit - Sun Microsystems Germany wrote: Hi Marc, a. It's amazing how complicated this simple task reads if written down step by step ... Yes. I'm not sure there is an issue for this anywhere except in my head :) ... There was a second part to that question. b. How wou

Re: [dba-dev] Database Reliability

2007-07-29 Thread Frank Schönheit - Sun Microsystems Germa ny
Hi Marc, > a. It's amazing how complicated this simple task reads if written down > step by step ... Yes. I'm not sure there is an issue for this anywhere except in my head :) ... An "import/export" wizard is something I'd love to have. Looking at the re-appearing questions, this would be tremen

Re: [dba-dev] Database Reliability

2007-07-28 Thread Barbara Duprey
andrew wrote: Barbara Duprey wrote: (Apologies in advance if this has already been responded to, just got the confirmation for subscription and I can't find my original question on the site, did not get anything cc'ed.) I'm running OpenOffice.org 2.0.4 on a WinXP platform. I have a .dbf of a

Re: [dba-dev] Database Reliability

2007-07-28 Thread andrew
Barbara Duprey wrote: (Apologies in advance if this has already been responded to, just got the confirmation for subscription and I can't find my original question on the site, did not get anything cc'ed.) I'm running OpenOffice.org 2.0.4 on a WinXP platform. I have a .dbf of a fairly large a

Re: [dba-dev] Database Reliability

2007-07-28 Thread Marc Santhoff
Am Samstag, den 28.07.2007, 12:45 -0500 schrieb Barbara Duprey: > This issue is a real killer for me. Is there any way for me to make the > .dbf into a proper database table, with an auto primary key, instead of > a linked .dbf? Or do you have any other suggestions? Thanks. Yes, there is. But i

Re: [dba-dev] Database Reliability

2007-07-28 Thread Marc Santhoff
Am Sonntag, den 29.07.2007, 03:41 +0200 schrieb Marc Santhoff: > 7. drag the contents of the calc doc (grabbed with the mouse key) to the > "tables" node of the database browser Okay, at this point you can, no, you have to release the mouse button. ;) > --> the import dialog pops up After dropp

[dba-dev] Database Reliability

2007-07-28 Thread Barbara Duprey
I'm referring a question here that I asked on the users list -- any suggestions? (PS - I've sent the subscription message but haven't gotten the confirmation at this point.) NoOp wrote: On 07/27/2007 07:17 PM, Barbara Duprey wrote: I'm having a serious, and very hard to notice, problem with

[dba-dev] Database Reliability

2007-07-28 Thread Barbara Duprey
(Apologies in advance if this has already been responded to, just got the confirmation for subscription and I can't find my original question on the site, did not get anything cc'ed.) I'm running OpenOffice.org 2.0.4 on a WinXP platform. I have a .dbf of a fairly large and active table (severa