Re: Pivot Table data provider extension framework (removal possibility)

On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 09:48:32PM +0100, Eike Rathke wrote:

> > I believe the same functionality can be achieve via database
> > connectivity, by having such external data provider register as a
> > database, and use it to act as a data provider for pivot tables.
> > So, I don't see a reason why we need to keep this as a separate data
> > source category.

> IMHO the advantage of the data provider is that the actual data does not
> have to reside in the spreadsheet, allowing for massive amounts of data
> records but providing only the information necessary for the pivot
> table. This maybe could be accomplished as well using a registered data
> source, but currently we have no means to pull the data without actually
> storing it in the spreadsheet for further processing. Or isn't that the
> case?

Naively, I don't immediately see why when using database connectivity,
you'd have to store the data in the spreadsheet?

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Lionel