Upgrading the bundled HSQLDB to the latest 2.x would bring new features and better ANSI SQL support for embedded-in-odb-file databases. See e.g. bug 39872, and also support for "IS [NOT] DISTINCT FROM" comparisons. The HSQL developers pledge to collaborate with us on that. See http://hsqldb.org/web/openoffice.html There is also a OO.org CWS with work on that, namely hsqldb19; so maybe there is some work at Apache OpenOffice on that?
The original developer of cws hsqldb19 left OOo, and if I know correctly will not work on Apache version. I was involved in QA work, but I'm not a software coder, and know nothing about the details. When we finished the cws work it was ready for integration, but it could cause so much changes in UI background, postponed to next version OOo 3.5. Now I suggested at Apache PPMC integrate the hsqldb19 cws into AOO 3.5. I had installed cws version on my win7, and update the hsqldb in every time when new wersion came out, now the 2.2.7 is the latest version, which need to some checks. May be I have the installation set somewhere in my computer. Every new hsqldn I test: -open exesting file -create new file -open same files created in earlier version to see the version conversion happens correctly or not. Until now all my test went without any problem (last tested version was 2.2.6) During cws development the devoloper had close contact with the hsqldb developers.
If we update to the latest hsqldb then .odb files created with that version of hsqldb won't be openable in older versions of LibreOffice/OpenOffice.org that contain the older version of hsqldb right ?
(In reply to comment #2) > If we update to the latest hsqldb then .odb files created with that version of > hsqldb won't be openable in older versions of LibreOffice/OpenOffice.org that > contain the older version of hsqldb right ? Yes. I've read somewher the OO.org CWS contains UI warnings about that or handling of that.
Created attachment 56023 [details] warning of newer version of hsqldb
You could open the file, but not working, if you click on table, run query, open form, run report, the new version warning shows. The warning messeage was introduced into OOo 3.3 when the cws development started. See attached screenshot taken in LibO 3.4.5. I opened odb file opened in cws version and transformed to new database engine, in LibO and clicked to the Tables pane.
Hi all, I seem to recall that at the time the cws was started, it was agreed that the code would provide an automatic update/migration mechanism (transparent for the user from what I gathered) for ODB files using the 1.8 engine, and that at the same time a message would be provided to the user informing him/her that the new "format" would be incompatible with previous versions of OOo. Alex
As Firebird commits start to appear in master this is potential WONTFIX. Please see bug 51780 for details.
We can ship Firebird embedded *and* HSQLDB 2.x, so IMHO I wouldn't call this WONTFIX... if some volunteer wants to do it, most welcome.
I gave a try to HSQLDB 2.3.1, here what I did on master sources updated yesterday: - retrieved the zip file, rebundle it to remove the hsqldb-2.3.1 directory, and so get directly hsqldb directory (as the 1.8.0) - md5sumed it - updated download.lst (HSQLDB_MD5SUM, HSQLDB_TARBALL) - added it on Makefile.fetch (I used a localhost to simulate http://dev-www.libreoffice.org) - updated external/hsqldb/ExternalProject_hsqldb.mk to replace "jar" by "hsqldb" (I took a look to the targets, it indicated it was the same) - in external/hsqldb/UnpackedTarball : - removed "src/org/hsqldb/Library.java" line since this file doesn't exist in 2.3.1 version - removed all the references to patches (because seemed obsolete and already taken into account) except i96823.patch - updated i96823 patch to remove last block (I was just lazy to dig about this one) - updated connectivity/source/drivers/hsqldb/HDriver.cxx to deal with new values of nMajor, nMinor, nMicro With this, I could create a brand new DB/open a former (created with 1.8.0) DB (simple DB in both cases : just 1 table with 2 attributes) After having done this, I noticed that saving with 2.3.0 upgraded the embedded DB of the file (since I couldn't open the table anymore with 4.2 version). Only then I read all related bugtrackers... Anyway, thought these described steps above could give some code pointers.
In order to limit the confusion between ProposedEasyHack and EasyHack and to make queries much easier we are changing ProposedEasyHack to NeedsDevEval. Thank you and apologies for the noise
With Lionel's confirmation - moving to NEW.
Adding self to CC if not already on
Migrating Whiteboard tags to Keywords: (needsDevEval) [NinjaEdit]
*** Bug 101314 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Is there a way that we can test this feature to help get this old bug moving along and closed? Or is a newer hsqldb already included in LibreOffice Fresh (5.2.2 as of this writing)? Thanks!
(In reply to g4827387 from comment #15) > Is there a way that we can test this feature to help get this old bug moving > along and closed? Or is a newer hsqldb already included in LibreOffice Fresh > (5.2.2 as of this writing)? There is nothing to test because no code has been integrated yet.
This would also solve bug 63566.
Can we close this bug as WONTFIX? I have serious doubts about whether moving to embedded 2.3 is actually going to happen, or be a reality, given that the current development focus is on Firebird3 integration.
Closing since we now completely removed hsqldb in favor of firebird.