From 7af9991637bfe1072b900a5f53fc2714101a7ae4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: James Ahlborn Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2012 02:41:04 +0000 Subject: update faq git-svn-id: https://svn.code.sf.net/p/jackcess/code/jackcess/trunk@654 f203690c-595d-4dc9-a70b-905162fa7fd2 --- src/site/fml/faq.fml | 66 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 52 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) (limited to 'src/site/fml') diff --git a/src/site/fml/faq.fml b/src/site/fml/faq.fml index 624efe9..5c9e8d7 100644 --- a/src/site/fml/faq.fml +++ b/src/site/fml/faq.fml @@ -16,17 +16,55 @@ What Access formats does it support? -

As of the 1.2.0 release, Jackcess supports Access database versions - 2000-2007. Access 97 databases are not supported.

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As of the 1.2.4 release, Jackcess supports Access database versions + 2000-2010 read/write and Access 97 read-only.

Are password protected databases supported? -

Basic password protection is merely software enforced, and Jackcess - does not do any password checking at this point. So, a password - protected database can be used the same as any other.

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Basic password protection (Access 2003 or earlier) is merely + software enforced, and Jackcess does not do any password checking + at this point. So, a password protected database can be used the + same as any other.

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+ + + What sorts of input/data validation does Jackcess support? + +

Data validation in Access is controlled via a variety of + mechanisms, not all of which are supported by Jackces. See the + table below for details:

+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Data Validation TypeSupport
Data types (Text, Number, etc.)Yes
Field sizes (min/max length, precision, etc.)Yes
Unique constraints (indexes)Yes
"Enforce Referential Integrity" (aka foreign key + constraints)Off by default, optional support available in 1.2.10 + release.
Field/Table Properties (Validation rules, Input masks, etc)No
@@ -282,7 +320,7 @@ CodecProvider. The separate Jackcess Encrypt project contains the CryptCodecProvider, - which implements of the Jackess CodecProvider interface and supports + which implements the Jackess CodecProvider interface and supports some forms of Access database encryption. @@ -303,14 +341,14 @@ It doesn't work!

- Ok, that wasn't a question, but we'll try to respond anyway. :) - Jackcess is young, and not that robust yet. As you might imagine, - it's kind of hard to test, simply by its nature. There are - bugs that we are aware of, and certainly many more that we are not. - If you find what looks like a bug, please - report it. - Even better, fix it, and - submit a patch. + Ok, that wasn't a question, but we'll try to respond anyway. :) As + you might imagine, it's kind of hard to test, simply by its nature. + There are bugs that we are aware of, and certainly many more that we + are not. If you find what looks like a bug, please report + it. Even better, fix it, and submit + a patch.

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