Re: [OT] Re: Read and weep

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2003

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texte = On Nov 11, 2003, at 1:36 PM, Donovan Brooke wrote:> Nitai @ ComputerOil wrote:[snip]>> I will even say, that PHP got so big, because they have a complete =SQL>> (MySQL) integration done. This is mostly all what people care about.=20=>> Sad but>> true.>> Don=B9t get me wrong, but did you ever try to sell a very big company =a=20>> WebDNA>> solution based on the flat files system. We have lost 4 pitches=20>> because of>> that. They all went with a system (less featured packed as ours) with=20=>> a SQL>> database (because of their backends).>> Well, we do have the ability to hook into SQL backends...Unfortunately too many people have tried for YEARS to get WebDNA to=20talk to an SQL database with no luck. It should not take 6+ months just=20=to get that advertised functionality to work.Based on my personal experience WebDNA does in fact not talk to SQL=20databases. And not just because I have not been able to get it to work,=20=but based on how many have tried and failed and have ended up using a=20different solution because of how difficult it is to get it to work.Dale=-------------------------------------------------------------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://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

On Nov 11, 2003, at 1:36 PM, Donovan Brooke wrote:> Nitai @ ComputerOil wrote:[snip]>> I will even say, that PHP got so big, because they have a complete =SQL>> (MySQL) integration done. This is mostly all what people care about.=20=>> Sad but>> true.>> Don=B9t get me wrong, but did you ever try to sell a very big company =a=20>> WebDNA>> solution based on the flat files system. We have lost 4 pitches=20>> because of>> that. They all went with a system (less featured packed as ours) with=20=>> a SQL>> database (because of their backends).>> Well, we do have the ability to hook into SQL backends...Unfortunately too many people have tried for YEARS to get WebDNA to=20talk to an SQL database with no luck. It should not take 6+ months just=20=to get that advertised functionality to work.Based on my personal experience WebDNA does in fact not talk to SQL=20databases. And not just because I have not been able to get it to work,=20=but based on how many have tried and failed and have ended up using a=20different solution because of how difficult it is to get it to work.Dale=-------------------------------------------------------------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://webdna.smithmicro.com/ CN Stuff

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