Re: Linux ODBC and the ODBC Bridge
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2000
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texte = WebCatalog is really a good solution for those who want to use only oneserver and do not need to do anything too complicated.----- Original Message -----From: Kim Ingram
To: WebCatalog Talk Sent: Monday, July 24, 2000 10:33 AMSubject: Re: Linux ODBC and the ODBC Bridge> 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 yearsnow...> > >> > > 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/-------------------------------------------------------------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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WebCatalog is really a good solution for those who want to use only oneserver and do not need to do anything too complicated.----- Original Message -----From: Kim Ingram To: WebCatalog Talk Sent: Monday, July 24, 2000 10:33 AMSubject: Re: Linux ODBC and the ODBC Bridge> 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 yearsnow...> > >> > > 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/-------------------------------------------------------------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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