FreeTDS Development Group

[LacaK <lacak AT zoznam.sk>]

Any comments, please?
TIA
-Laco.
> *Hi James,*
>   
> > Your patch lets someone use the Microsoft function to set the Sybase
> > version.  It's OK; it will work.  But it's also a little strange, and
> > could be the product of confusion.
> >     
> *In theory I agree with you ;-))
>
> *
>   
> >   Will someone connecting to a Sybase
> > database expect Microsoft db-lib semantics?  Will they expect
> > dbdatecrack() to return months 1-12 instead of 0-11?  Will they expect
> > dbconvert() to handle decimal/numeric types?  Will they expect INT_EXIT
> > not to exit?  
> >
> > The answer *might* be Yes.  One might have an application written for
> > Microsoft's db-lib that is now connecting to a Sybase database. 
> >     
> *Yes it is our case.
> We write SQLConnector for FreePascal, which should be able connect to 
> both Microsoft and Sybase servers
> (with MS db-lob semantics)
> What we need is posibility setup tds version without need of TDSVER or 
> freetds.conf
>
> *
>   
> > My question to you, then, is, Why not use dbsetversion()?  
> >   
> >     
> *AFAIU dbsetversion() sets only global static variable 
> "g_dblib_version", which is no more used.
> So with dbsetversion() I can not set "tds version", like I can with 
> dbsetlversion()
>
> TIA
> -Laco.
> *
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