RE: [office-comment] Java / JDBC (ODF all versions)

[rjelliffe@allette.com.au]

> I think what we want is a way for user A who has a database-connected
> document to exchange that with user B and have it work, with neither
> user being mandated to use Java/JDBC in the process (though of course
> they may).

So the feature just targets intra-office interoperability not wide-area? OK.

I guess a vocabulary of generic elements/attributes (password, etc) that
could be combined into technology-specific profiles might allow
commonalities to be drawn out while still only allowing the specific
information required by each technology: eg

 <www:query>
    <odb:username>Rick</odb:username>
    <odb:password>squarepants</odb:password>
    <odb:url>http://www.eg.com/X/Y.xml?condition=Z</odf:url>
    ...
 </www:query>

 <jdbc:query>
    <odb:username>Rick</odb:username>
    <odb:password>squarepants</odb:password>
    <odb:query>From X select Y where Z</odb:query>
    ...
 </jdbc:query>


 <odbc:query>
    <odb:username>Rick</odb:username>
    <odb:password>squarepants</odb:password>
    ...
 </odbc:query>


 <xtf:query>
    <odb:username>Rick</odb:username>
    <odb:password>squarepants</odb:password>
    ...
 </xtf:query>

 <cimm:query>
    <odb:username>Rick</odb:username>
    <odb:password>squarepants</odb:password>
    ...
 </cimm:query>

Cheers
Rick Jelliffe