[dtp-pmc] Information about [144572] Should be able to connect to all th

[Lawrence E Dunnell <ledunnel@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Here's some additional information about
this defect(https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=144572):

There are basically three types of changes
that I can deliver separately.  They all have new externalized strings
(may impact translation) and provide a new organization for the driver
definitions to make it easier for users to find a specific driver definition
(see screenshot attached to defect.) 

1)  New plug-ins

The following plug-ins have been delivered
to CVS but have not been incorporated into the build.  They provide
connectivity to DB2 iSeries, DB2 zSeries, Informix and SQL Server using
various JDBC drivers.

org.eclipse.datatools.enablement.ibm.db2.iseries.profile
org.eclipse.datatools.enablement.ibm.db2.zseries.profile
org.eclipse.datatools.enablement.ibm.informix.profile
org.eclipse.datatools.enablement.msft.sqlserver.profile

2)  Changes to existing enablement plug-ins

Patches have been created for Oracle, Sybase,
DB2 LUW and MySQL that add support for the various versions of these databases
and additional JDBC drivers. 

3)  Changes to existing core plug-in

A patch has been created to update the Derby
support to include the Derby Client driver for accessing remote Derby databases.
 This patch is not working correctly and will need to be fixed.

Just let me know if
you would like any of these three types of changes delivered.  I'll
fix #3 if it is decided to include this functionality.


Larry Dunnell
Internet address: ledunnel@xxxxxxxxxx