Hi On Fri, 2011-10-14 at 13:41 +0200, Ferry Toth wrote:
> All this is true, but you might want to consider if you really want to > use the built-in HSQLDB database for serious stuff. It is all java, > which will never be really fast. Even with the java issues solved. > > With an external database you can avoid using the jdbc driver and > instead use the SDBC driver. > > With debian and ubuntu (oneric, since yesterday) the postgresql sdbc > driver (>0.8) has been included which gives GOOD results with postgresql > serves >= 8.4. (thank you, Lionel) If you do not like PostgreSQL, another option is MySQL/MariaDB > > Windows users will need to wait until someone make the driver available > as an extension. > > See http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/PostgreSQL-SDBC > > I have also tried the native mysql connector which works fast, but still > has some issues (I did not get autonum fields to work, but that may be > just me, also headache with special characters (unicode translation > problems) ). > > Ferry > > jowyta schreef op do 13-10-2011 om 16:54 [+0100]: > > > Hello > > > > This topic has rather hijacked my question about base and external data > > tables so I am starting a separate thread. > > > > I am well aware of the problem, as summarised here: > > http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Base > > > > The current workaround involves using an older version of openjdk-jre. > > (Not straightforward, as far as I can tell, if using Debian testing - > > yes, I know I could get Java from elsewhere) > > > > However, base needs to work with up to date Java, in other words some > > bug fixing needs doing. For this reason I have asked a question on > > http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/libreoffice . > > > > It seems to me that for the OpenJDK people to be able to sort out this > > problem they need to know what it is about Java that is affecting base > > so badly. And we are not dependent on Oracle as far as I can see, > > OpenJDK is an open source project and anyone can join in. > > > > So if anyone thinks they know which change in openjdk has caused this > > problem or how to find out I would like them to head over to the > > development mailing list and contribute there. (And thanks, Alex, for > > your suggestion that it may have something to do with accessibility and > > reminding us that many of the developers are currently at the > > LibreOffice annual conference.) > > > > John > > > -- Jay Lozier [email protected] -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
