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spec2309:
Hi,

I've read that you use Firebird for storing the movies and people data. Is it possible to read (not write!!) the data directly throught ODBC for instance?

In addition, I would like to have the possibiliy of developing more kind of plugins (i.e. not related to import/export). For instance "visualization" plugins, "reminders" plugin, "statistics" plugin,etc.

Thanks

nostra:

--- Quote ---I've read that you use Firebird for storing the movies and people data. Is it possible to read (not write!!) the data directly throught ODBC for instance?

--- End quote ---

Yes, you just need to have an appropriate ODBC driver installed.


--- Quote ---In addition, I would like to have the possibiliy of developing more kind of plugins (i.e. not related to import/export). For instance "visualization" plugins, "reminders" plugin, "statistics" plugin,etc.

--- End quote ---

I planned to implement for abstract plugins engine. I can't tell when exactly it will be available, but I am pretty sure I'll do this some time.

spec2309:

--- Quote from: nostra on June 18, 2008, 01:44:51 pm ---
--- Quote ---I've read that you use Firebird for storing the movies and people data. Is it possible to read (not write!!) the data directly throught ODBC for instance?

--- End quote ---

Yes, you just need to have an appropriate ODBC driver installed.


--- End quote ---

Thank you for you quick answer!  :)  Do I need some username and password to open the database? or do I just leave them empty ?

nostra:
It depends on driver you are using. Some of them work if you leave user name and password empty. If it does not work try these:

username: SYSDBA
password: SYSDBA

or

username: SYSDBA
password: masterkey

cwdean:
Hello,

I'm fairly new to PVD but am really enjoying the application.  I'd like to learn more about the database and possibly extend it's functionality based on some ideas I have.  However, I can't seem to find any schema information on it.

As suggested in a previous post, I installed an ODBC driver (from here http://www.firebirdsql.org/index.php?op=files&id=odbc) but cannot seem to make a successful connection to the database.

Can you give me a brief outline on how to do this?

Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.

-CD

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