On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 8:58 PM, MSB <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ah, I understand a bit better now and applaud the endeavour.
:) .. > It just struck me that using an existing JDBC bridge would allow you to > 'forget' syntax > checking and the like and allow you to concentrate on what, I guess, will be > a GUI allowing the user to view field names and select them so as to > assemble the SQL command - assuming you are aiming at less experienced > users. In my mind's eye, I had an image of Access's Query Tool. Yeah, basically the goal is to give the user the control of performing complex operations easily with the spreadsheet data, so for that, SQL is an ideal language, since the data already fits the model that is needed. Other stuff, GUI tools etc.., can be built on top of that as needed. Cheers, Anjana. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
