Hi Cor, > The idea is to have a XML formdocument, that is defined to make > connection with various databases via the internet (HTTPS).
In general, the UI does not offer database access in XML forms. The underlying core could mix those two, but as already mentioned in the thread, not without additional scripting. You could for instance imagine a XML form document which is connected to a "normal" XML instance. This instance data can be submitted to the inter/intranet using the normal submissions. This is all there in XML forms. Additionally, this document could contain another logical form (see the form navigator window from the "Form Design" toolbar) which is connected to a database - this other form has to be created manually, but probably only once, it should be persistent. For retrieving the actual database data - well, anything would do here as long as your database provides. So, if you have a, say, ODBC driver which allows you HTTPS-access to your actual database, then you could use this driver in an OOo database form. In general, it sounds like you might need quite some scripting, depending on the concrete interactions you want to have. <advertissment> If it's an alternative to do this in Java (which is not as straight-forward as in Basic, but more powerful), the you'd have even more possibilities. For instance, you could imagine small Java components which implement validation of the form control's content, where invalidity would be indicated by a red border around the control, and a freely customizable tooltip. Or, you could implement an own value binding [1] for the form controls, which allow them to exchange data with every location you like, not only the built-in XML instances or database connectivity. All of this is there in the underlying core implementations, but only limited visible in the UI. </advertisement> Ciao Frank [1]http://api.openoffice.org/docs/common/ref/com/sun/star/form/binding/ValueBinding.html -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Database http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
