Re: Linux ODBC and the ODBC Bridge
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2000
It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = Thanks...I guess I'll stick to my way of doing things for now...it works. =)All this stuff sounds way too complicated for me...I like things simple.> -----Original Message-----> From: WebCatalog Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On> Behalf Of John Peacock> Sent: Monday, July 24, 2000 1:07 PM> To: WebCatalog Talk> Subject: Re: Linux ODBC and the ODBC Bridge>>> Open DataBase Connectivity is a Microsoft mutated standard for accessing> various backend database. It was loosely based on a draft international> standard called Call Level Interface from the SQL Access Group (circa> 1992-3*). Microsoft took the paper interface and created a mostly> proprietary system which has been replaced (mostly) by ADO and DAO (in> turn).>> Oddly enough, the only platform with lots of support is Windows (NT or> 95/98). Some Unix ODBC drivers exist, but they seem to be either free> (and unsupported) or expensive (and overkill for most uses). Database> vendors other than Micro$oft have native client drivers for popular> platforms, like various Unixes and Linuxes. Those high-handed bast&rds> in Redmond, however, see no reason to support any other platform.> F%#! 'em, I say (sorry).>> WebCat can use existing ODBC drivers to communication with backend> databases, but you are limited to the existance of those drivers. If> you are running WebCat under NT, it is not a big deal; Mac and Linux are> generally stuck with the short stick. If you see no need to access a> backend database, stick with WebCat's much faster RAM-based database.>> Now you know>> John Peacock>> * ODBC details based on Programming the Perl DBI Chapter 7. O'Reilly> Books 1-56592-699-2>> Kim Ingram wrote:> >> > What the heck does ODBC stand for anyway?> >> > What's the difference between an ODBC database and a standard> tab delimited> > text file...like what I've used with WebCat for a couple of years now...> >> > Should I be converting for WebCatalog sake? Or does it matter?> Is there> > even a difference?> >> > > -----Original Message-----> > > From: WebCatalog Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On> > > Behalf Of Nicolas Verhaeghe> > > Sent: Monday, July 24, 2000 12:42 PM> > > To: WebCatalog Talk> > > Subject: Linux ODBC and the ODBC Bridge> > >> > >> > > Thanks to the WebDNA support, I found more information about ODBC> > > on Linux.> > >> > > Now my investigations led me to http://www.easysoft.com/ and> their product> > > Easysoft ODBC-ODBC Bridge> > >> > > Is it really worth it? I think I might migrate from MS SQL> Server to MySQL> > > or PostGre, but not before I have investigated all the solutions> > > available.> > >> > > Thanks a lot!> > >> > >> > > -------------------------------------------------------------> > > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> > > the mailing list
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Thanks...I guess I'll stick to my way of doing things for now...it works. =)All this stuff sounds way too complicated for me...I like things simple.> -----Original Message-----> From: WebCatalog Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On> Behalf Of John Peacock> Sent: Monday, July 24, 2000 1:07 PM> To: WebCatalog Talk> Subject: Re: Linux ODBC and the ODBC Bridge>>> Open DataBase Connectivity is a Microsoft mutated standard for accessing> various backend database. It was loosely based on a draft international> standard called Call Level Interface from the SQL Access Group (circa> 1992-3*). Microsoft took the paper interface and created a mostly> proprietary system which has been replaced (mostly) by ADO and DAO (in> turn).>> Oddly enough, the only platform with lots of support is Windows (NT or> 95/98). Some Unix ODBC drivers exist, but they seem to be either free> (and unsupported) or expensive (and overkill for most uses). Database> vendors other than Micro$oft have native client drivers for popular> platforms, like various Unixes and Linuxes. Those high-handed bast&rds> in Redmond, however, see no reason to support any other platform.> F%#! 'em, I say (sorry).>> WebCat can use existing ODBC drivers to communication with backend> databases, but you are limited to the existance of those drivers. If> you are running WebCat under NT, it is not a big deal; Mac and Linux are> generally stuck with the short stick. If you see no need to access a> backend database, stick with WebCat's much faster RAM-based database.>> Now you know>> John Peacock>> * ODBC details based on Programming the Perl DBI Chapter 7. O'Reilly> Books 1-56592-699-2>> Kim Ingram wrote:> >> > What the heck does ODBC stand for anyway?> >> > What's the difference between an ODBC database and a standard> tab delimited> > text file...like what I've used with WebCat for a couple of years now...> >> > Should I be converting for WebCatalog sake? Or does it matter?> Is there> > even a difference?> >> > > -----Original Message-----> > > From: WebCatalog Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On> > > Behalf Of Nicolas Verhaeghe> > > Sent: Monday, July 24, 2000 12:42 PM> > > To: WebCatalog Talk> > > Subject: Linux ODBC and the ODBC Bridge> > >> > >> > > Thanks to the WebDNA support, I found more information about ODBC> > > on Linux.> > >> > > Now my investigations led me to http://www.easysoft.com/ and> their product> > > Easysoft ODBC-ODBC Bridge> > >> > > Is it really worth it? I think I might migrate from MS SQL> Server to MySQL> > > or PostGre, but not before I have investigated all the solutions> > > available.> > >> > > Thanks a lot!> > >> > >> > > -------------------------------------------------------------> > > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> > > the mailing list .> > > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > > > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to> > > > > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/> > >> >> > -------------------------------------------------------------> > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> > the mailing list .> > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to> > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/>> -------------------------------------------------------------> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to> > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/>-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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