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#ifndef __com_sun_star_sdbcx_Driver_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_sdbcx_Driver_idl__

#include <com/sun/star/sdbc/Driver.idl>

 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module sdbcx {

 published interface XDataDefinitionSupplier;
 published interface XCreateCatalog;
 published interface XDropCatalog;


/** extends the service
    <type scope="com::sun::star::sdbc">Driver</type>
    by beans for data definition.
<p>
    This service is optional for each driver. Its purpose is to define
    a common way for database definition, as the DDL differs between most DBMS.
</p>
<p>
    Definition and deletion of database catalogs can't be defined in a common
    manner for DBMS, but it should be possible to hide much of the complexity
    of creation and deletion of catalogs. Each driver could provide methods to
    cover these tasks.
</p>
 */
published service Driver
{
    service com::sun::star::sdbc::Driver;

    /** used to get access to the catalog.
        @see Catalog
    */
    interface XDataDefinitionSupplier;


    /** is optional for implementation.
     */
    [optional] interface XCreateCatalog;

    /** is optional for implementation.
     */
    [optional] interface XDropCatalog;
};

//=============================================================================

}; }; }; };

#endif