FreeTDS Development Group

["Lowden, James K" <LowdenJK AT bernstein.com>]

> From: netmask [mailto:netmask AT enZotech.net]
> Sent: January 30, 2004 3:03 PM
> 
> Go figure.. Compiled 0.53 and it works like a charm. It looks 
> like some of the
> structures changed between then and now..
> 
> its working great now. I guess I'll have to dig in and update 
> the code a bit.

Structures have changed quite a bit since 0.53.  Any number of functions have 
changed, too, and new (required) ones have been introduced.  Result set 
handling is very different nowadays, because we handle dynamic sql, rpc, 
parameters, and compute rows.  

If you want a stable API, pick one; we have three.  :-)  

db-lib, ct-lib, and ODBC are defined by the vendors.  We're expanding their 
implementation, but we're not changing it (except to correct earlier 
mistakes).  The libtds API, OTHO, is quite volatile, because we're 
continually refactoring things in support of new functionality.  If things go 
according to plan, you can expect like changes in 0.63.  

Anyone talented enough to use libtds will find db-lib a walk in the park.  If 
you're thinking of updating sqlsmack, and if I could offer a word of advice, 
it wouldn't be "plastics".  It would be "db-lib".  

Regards, 

--jkl

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