FreeTDS Development Group

["Medi Montaseri" <medi AT resonate.com>]

I agree, the world is not ready for SOAP yet, but it might be someday,
where bandwidths and cpus are much much much cheaper than human time...

But not to diverge from my main question at this time...

What does FreeTDS API do...what are they good for...can someone give me
a two paragraph use case and/or scenario...like 

Api_init()
Api_do_this
Api_do_that
...
Api_close()

Or tell me where I can lean about what this FreeTDS API is about... 

Thank you
Medi

-----Original Message-----
From: freetds-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:freetds-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of
michael.peppler AT bnpparibas.com
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 12:05 AM
To: freetds AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [freetds] FreeTDS API basic/newbe question

Re: XML & SOAP

Database engines do speak SOAP, or can be made to (eg ASE 12.5.x and 15
can be configured to do so with an add-on feature).
However, as a general method of communicating with clients I think the
overhead would be much too high. The TDS protocol is *much* more compact
than XML and requires a lot less conversion (data sent in binary)...

Michael





Internet
medi AT resonate.com@lists.ibiblio.org - 19.04.2007 08:58
 
Please respond to freetds AT lists.ibiblio.org
Sent by:        freetds-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
To:     freetds
cc: 
Subject:        Re: [freetds] FreeTDS API basic/newbe question


Yes, that is what I had in mind.
Are you sharing the code ?

If FreeTDS API does not help with these issues, then what does it do? 
Perhaps I am looking the api fom a wrong view.

As a feedback on XML...in fact you could argue that why not have
databases talk SOAP and be done with it.

Cheers...
Medi

-----Original Message-----
From: freetds-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org on behalf of James K. Lowden
Sent: Wed 4/18/2007 8:51 PM
To: FreeTDS Development Group
Subject: Re: [freetds] FreeTDS API basic/newbe question

Medi Montaseri wrote:
> Can someone tell me if the freeTDS api can help me with packet 
> assembly and unassembly.
> More specifically, if I have a buffer containing the TDS headers 
> (type, length, last or not, etc) and payload, can I just call one of 
> these API functions and say, get me the SQL query, or Tell me what TDS

> version, or tell me if this is an RPC or not, etc,etc

No, there's no API for that.  However, this might interest you.

https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/freetds/2004q2/016006.html

Let me know.

--jkl
_______________________________________________
FreeTDS mailing list
FreeTDS AT lists.ibiblio.org
http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/freetds


_______________________________________________
FreeTDS mailing list
FreeTDS AT lists.ibiblio.org
http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/freetds



This message and any attachments (the "message") is intended solely for
the addressees and is confidential. 
If you receive this message in error, please delete it and immediately
notify the sender. Any use not in accord with its purpose, any
dissemination or disclosure, either whole or partial, is prohibited
except formal approval. The internet can not guarantee the integrity of
this message. 
BNP PARIBAS (and its subsidiaries) shall (will) not therefore be liable
for the message if modified. 

                ---------------------------------------------

Ce message et toutes les pieces jointes (ci-apres le
"message") sont etablis a l'intention exclusive de ses destinataires et
sont confidentiels. Si vous recevez ce message par erreur, merci de le
detruire et d'en avertir immediatement l'expediteur. Toute utilisation
de ce message non conforme a sa destination, toute diffusion ou toute
publication, totale ou partielle, est interdite, sauf autorisation
expresse. L'internet ne permettant pas d'assurer l'integrite de ce
message, BNP PARIBAS (et ses
filiales) decline(nt) toute responsabilite au titre de ce message, dans
l'hypothese ou il aurait ete modifie.