Base To-Do
Below is a list of Base-related projects which could be implemented by interested developers. Most of these projects are relatively self-contained, and do not require too much knowledge about OOo's code infrastructure.
Note that the actual project descriptions are not yet moved to this place here, they still reside one of the project's static pages. Your'e encourage to visit this page, as it contains much more information currently.
(So if you want, one of the To-Dos of our project is to move the To-Dos from http://dba.openoffice.org/development/projects.html to this Wiki page.)
Contents
- 1 Joins in dBase queries
- 2 SDBC driver for LDAP directories
- 3 New/Enhanced Form Controls
- 4 Dialogs with Form Functionality
- 5 Database driver UI modularization
- 6 HSQLDB: single-file backend
- 7 Embed Derby into OpenOffice.org databases
- 8 Native, cross-platform access to MS Access databases
- 9 SDBC driver for vCards
- 10 New Filter Dialog
- 11 Enable Picture Insertion
- 12 Discuss Remote Operation Necessity
Joins in dBase queries
The content of this item moved to a dedicated page: Base_To-Do/Joins_in_dBase_queries
SDBC driver for LDAP directories
The content of this item moved to a dedicated page: Base_To-Do/SDBC_driver_for_LDAP_directories
New/Enhanced Form Controls
The content of this item moved to a dedicated page: Base_To-Do/New+Enhanced_Form_Controls
Dialogs with Form Functionality
The content of this item moved to a dedicated page: Base_To-Do/Dialogs_with_Form_Functionality
Database driver UI modularization
described in more detail at the here.
HSQLDB: single-file backend
described in more detail at the here.
Embed Derby into OpenOffice.org databases
OpenOffice.org Base features an abstract mechanism to embed database backend files into OOo databases (.odb). Currently, this is implemented for HSQLDB, which is used as OOo's default database engine.
To allow this feature for other engines, one must:
- virtualize the engine's file access, so that it re-routes all its file operations through an abstract API.
- implement this API on the OOo Base side
The project is to do those implementations for Apache Derby database.
- required skills Java, C++
- useful skills: OOo's database access API, OOo's component technology (UNO)
- Contact: mailto:dev@dba.openoffice.org
- effort: 2 months
- difficulty: high
See also:
Native, cross-platform access to MS Access databases
described in more detail at the here.
SDBC driver for vCards
described in more detail at the here.
New Filter Dialog
described in more detail at the here.
Enable Picture Insertion
- For example uses see table MAPS in File:ToursDB schema.sql and File:DerbyToursDB.odb. HCPotter
Discuss Remote Operation Necessity
- When File:DerbyToursDB.odb is downloaded it can be used only when saved for local access. I have not tried the external application editing option. HCPotter 09:00, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
