Re: Linux ODBC and the ODBC Bridge

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2000


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texte = WebCatalog is really a good solution for those who want to use only one server and do not need to do anything too complicated.----- Original Message ----- From: Kim Ingram To: WebCatalog Talk Sent: Monday, July 24, 2000 10:33 AM Subject: 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 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/ ------------------------------------------------------------- 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)
WebCatalog is really a good solution for those who want to use only one server and do not need to do anything too complicated.----- Original Message ----- From: Kim Ingram To: WebCatalog Talk Sent: Monday, July 24, 2000 10:33 AM Subject: 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 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/ ------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Nicolas Verhaeghe

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