The available option, which is indicated as ST_MailMergeDataType appears to be a placeholder with significant platform dependencies, since it only allow for windows platform specific interpretations. While the text indicate it is only suggested value, which can be ignore, it appear to be required to deliver a complete implementation of the specification.
If this is the case the specification suggest platform depended technologies to be included in the specifications
it also appear that several of these suggested technologies as either patent or IPR copyrights pending, which could lead to the assumption, that patent technology is required to implement the specification.
If the table is an example, then mark it as an example
The current example dosen’t offer an easy way to adopt e.g a JDBS driver or a SOAP connection as possible access description.
If this is the case the specification suggest platform depended technologies to be included in the specifications
it also appear that several of these suggested technologies as either patent or IPR copyrights pending, which could lead to the assumption, that patent technology is required to implement the specification.
If the table is an example, then mark it as an example
The current example dosen’t offer an easy way to adopt e.g a JDBS driver or a SOAP connection as possible access description.
Specify how to use XML data using query
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Proposed Disposition of DIS 29500 Comment DK-0025 (Modified: 2007-12-12) Agreed, no restrictions on the query mechanism were intended. The following changes will be made to fix this: To Part 4, §2.18.59, pages 1,7611,762: This simple type specifies the possible values for the types of external data sources to be connected to via the Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) system (such as a spreadsheet or database), or the alternative method of data access if the Dynamic Data Exchange system is not used data source access mechanism used to connect to the data source for a mail merge . This setting is purely a suggestion of the data source access mechanism which shall be used, and may be ignored in favor of an alternative mechanism if one is present. Although this any access mechanism value can be specified, the following values are reserved: Value Description native (Office Data Source Object Data Source) Specifies that a given merged WordprocessingML document has been connected to an external data source via the data stored in the Office Data Source Object (ODSO) interface (§2.14.25). odbc (Open Database Connectivity Data Source) Specifies that a given merged WordprocessingML document has been connected to an external data source via the Open Database Connectivity interface. query (Query Data Source) Specifies that a given merged WordprocessingML document has been connected to an external data source using an external query file. soap (SOAP Data Source) Specifies that a given WordprocessingML document has been connected to a data source using SOAP. spreadsheet (Spreadsheet Data Source) Specifies that a given WordprocessingML document has been connected to a spreadsheet. textFile (Text File Data Source) Specifies that a given WordprocessingML document has been connected to a text file. xQuery (Text File Data Source) Specifies that a given WordprocessingML Value Description document has been connected to an external data source via XQuery. xmlFile (XML File Data Source) Specifies that a given WordprocessingML document has been connected to an XML file. [Example: Consider the following WordprocessingML fragment for a mail merge source or merged document: <w:dataType w:val="odbc" /> The dataType element's val attribute is equal to odbc , specifying that the given merged WordprocessingML document has been connected to an external data source via the Open Database Connectivity interface. end example] This simple type’s contents are a restriction of the XML Schema string datatype. The following are possible enumeration values for this type: Enumeration Value Description database (Database Data Source) Specifies that a given merged WordprocessingML document has been connected to a database via the Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) system. native (Office Data Source Object Data Source) Specifies that a given merged WordprocessingML document has been connected to an external data source via the Office Data Source Object (ODSO) interface. odbc (Open Database Connectivity Data Source) Specifies that a given merged WordprocessingML document has been connected to an external data source via the Open Database Connectivity interface. query (Query Data Source) Specifies that a given merged WordprocessingML document has been connected to an external data source using an external query tool. spreadsheet (Spreadsheet Data Source) Specifies that a given merged WordprocessingML document has been connected to a database via the Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) system. textFile (Text File Data Source) Specifies that a given merged WordprocessingML document has been connected to a text file via the Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) system. To Part 4, §2.18.59, page 1762, lines 411 and the corresponding schema(s): <simpleType name="ST_MailMergeDataType"> <restriction base="xsd:string" / > <enumeration value="textFile"/> <enumeration value="database"/> <enumeration value="spreadsheet"/> <enumeration value="query"/> <enumeration value="odbc"/> <enumeration value="native"/> </restriction> </simpleType>
