Re: [gnome-db]Hi...

[Rodrigo Moya <rodrigo gnome-db org>]

On 01 Jul 2001 02:43:07 -0300, Marcelo Elias Del Valle wrote:
> Hi...
> 
> I am a brasilian debian user and I was searching a project like gnome-db. Finally, I found it. 
> I would like to use gnome-db and libgda on some applications, but by now I am
> in big troubles. I was trying to use gnome-db/gda with glade, but when i tried
> to compile glade with gnome-db support, it said that gda-export was needed.
> 	So, I have taken gnome-db, libgda and glade by cvs, and I am with
> glade working with gnome-db widgets. However, gnome-db frontend doesn't appear to run
> with me and I didn't understand well how to use gda/gnome-db with my gtk+
> applications. Could you give me some help?
> 	I have some Mysql databases (with data) instaled on my system and I am
> using it fine by php. I tried to open it with gnome-db fe, but after I create
> a datasource (with name dts1 and mysql provider, that is instaled on my
> system) and set mysql params, gnome-db-fe give me an error:
> 	Error: "Can't connect to MySQL server on 'localhost' (111)"
> 	Source: [gda-mysql]
> 	sqlstate: error
> 	The mysql server is running and I can access it from comand line. What
> could be happen?
>
hmm, go to the manager tab and press the second button on the small
toolbar ('Edit selected data source'), and tell me what is there on the
DSN entry widget

> 	Also... Can I use gda on my applications to access data from a
> database (To obtain a GdaRecordset or a connected provider) without need to directly use 
> CORBA?
>
well, you can't use it without CORBA, as CORBA is a key piece of the
whole architecture. But you can use the wrapper libraries
(libgda-client), which hide (almost) all the CORBA usage
 
> 	Sorry if I am doing so many questions, but I am really interested on
> gnome-db and I would be happy if you could help me a bit...
> 
we're here to ask your questions :-)

cheers

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