Hi all, I have just started getting into creating instruments and am currently learning the CODM. To help with this I have been going over many of the posts in the CODM section of the forum. This has led to some confusion about the CODM and the 'full ODF' specifications; as well as programs to use/create/modify the xml files. I understand that the CODM is a scaled down version of the full ODF, and as such is much easier for most of us to use, and the user manual is included with HW, but what about the full ODF specificiations - where would I get that info from?
My next question is can I copy and paste section of the full ODF into my CODM (with the ODF creator's permission of course). In this regard, I have noticed that the code in the full ODF does not have all the tags that the CODM has (or at least they have been converted to a, b, c... etc). Would the CODM still know what to do with the ODF code under these circumstances?
My third question is how does MySQL interact with HW - is it just a database that creates the structure of the ODF that HW needs, and if so where does it get it from? Is there something like a 'blank ODF' in HW that MySQL reads to create the initial structure of the ODF, or is MySQL a completely seperate free-form type of program in which one has to create each of the lines of code individually and the MySQL just connects everything and puts it in the correct structure?
My last question has to do with a MySQL replacement. The CODM section of the forum has many references to the MySQL issue and its lack of availability to end users (without having to paying a fee), so I spent some time searching for alternatives. I have come across the 'MySQL Connector' for OpenOffice's Base program (similar to MS Access) and was wondering if anyone has tried this, and if so, how does it work with HW?
As you may be able to tell from my questions, I really don't understand the relationships of these files/programs very well, so I would apperciate any assistance in sorting them out.
Thanks,
Mel
My next question is can I copy and paste section of the full ODF into my CODM (with the ODF creator's permission of course). In this regard, I have noticed that the code in the full ODF does not have all the tags that the CODM has (or at least they have been converted to a, b, c... etc). Would the CODM still know what to do with the ODF code under these circumstances?
My third question is how does MySQL interact with HW - is it just a database that creates the structure of the ODF that HW needs, and if so where does it get it from? Is there something like a 'blank ODF' in HW that MySQL reads to create the initial structure of the ODF, or is MySQL a completely seperate free-form type of program in which one has to create each of the lines of code individually and the MySQL just connects everything and puts it in the correct structure?
My last question has to do with a MySQL replacement. The CODM section of the forum has many references to the MySQL issue and its lack of availability to end users (without having to paying a fee), so I spent some time searching for alternatives. I have come across the 'MySQL Connector' for OpenOffice's Base program (similar to MS Access) and was wondering if anyone has tried this, and if so, how does it work with HW?
As you may be able to tell from my questions, I really don't understand the relationships of these files/programs very well, so I would apperciate any assistance in sorting them out.
Thanks,
Mel