a new version of the OpenOffice.org build described below is available at http://ooo.services.openoffice.org/pub/OpenOffice.org/cws/upload/mdbdriver02. Those interested in testing and stressing it might download it and report their experience here ...
Have fun. Ciao Frank Frank Schönheit - Sun Microsystems Germany wrote On 05/03/06 15:54,: > Hi, > > thanks to the combined effort of a number of people, there's hope that > Linux users of OpenOffice.org will be able to access Microsoft Access > databases (.mdb) in a not-too-distant future. > > An OpenOffice.org database driver, based on the MDBTools project [1], is > currently being developed. On OpenOffice.org side, the credits for this > driver go to Yong Wind Li, Alexandre Horst, Luciano Wolf, and Fridrich > Strba (at least, there've been a lot of people involved over time :). > > A preliminary version of an OpenOffice.org installation set, based on > the 680m165 milestone, is available from [2]. > > If you're interested in this feature, you're encouraged to download and > install this version, and stress it with as many MSA databases as possible. > > Provide us with your feedback (preferrably in [email protected]), > to help making this driver even better than it currently is! > > Thanks & Ciao > Frank > > [1]http://mdbtools.sourceforge.net/ > [2]http://ooo.services.openoffice.org/pub/OpenOffice.org/cws/upload/mdbdriver02 > -- - 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]
