Re: Linux ODBC and the ODBC Bridge

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2000


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 35080
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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 . > > > 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/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Linux ODBC and the ODBC Bridge (Nitai @ Eyework 2000)
  2. Re: Linux ODBC and the ODBC Bridge (Kim Ingram 2000)
  3. Re: Linux ODBC and the ODBC Bridge (Paul Uttermohlen 2000)
  4. Re: Linux ODBC and the ODBC Bridge (John Peacock 2000)
  5. Re: Linux ODBC and the ODBC Bridge (Nicolas Verhaeghe 2000)
  6. Re: Linux ODBC and the ODBC Bridge (Nitai @ Eyework 2000)
  7. Re: Linux ODBC and the ODBC Bridge (John Peacock 2000)
  8. Re: Linux ODBC and the ODBC Bridge (Kim Ingram 2000)
  9. Re: Linux ODBC and the ODBC Bridge (Nicolas Verhaeghe 2000)
  10. Re: Linux ODBC and the ODBC Bridge (John Peacock 2000)
  11. Re: Linux ODBC and the ODBC Bridge (John Peacock 2000)
  12. Re: Linux ODBC and the ODBC Bridge (Nitai @ Eyework 2000)
  13. Re: Linux ODBC and the ODBC Bridge (John Peacock 2000)
  14. Re: Linux ODBC and the ODBC Bridge (Nicolas Verhaeghe 2000)
  15. Re: Linux ODBC and the ODBC Bridge (Kim Ingram 2000)
  16. Linux ODBC and the ODBC Bridge (Nicolas Verhaeghe 2000)
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/ Kim Ingram

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