FreeTDS Development Group

[LacaK <lacak AT zoznam.sk>]

Frediano Ziglio  wrote / napísal(a):
> 2015-01-19 10:56 GMT+00:00 LacaK <lacak AT zoznam.sk>:
>   
> > Hi,
> > is there any plan, or time estimation for next (post 0.91) stable release of
> > FreeTDS ?
> > (as it is more than 3 years after 0.91 was released)
> > If not, then is current git master stable enough?
> > (or are there any work in progress changes?)
> > Thanks
> > -Laco.
> >     
>
> Hi,
>   I have to say that the code state is quite in a wonderful state.
>   
> Unfortunately the project state is not. James mainly left the project
> so I'm the only guy left. I still miss some access (for instance the
> snapshots work not correctly but I can't actually fix them).
>
> The code. Tests are more and run better than 0.91. There are many
> improvements and mssql 2008 protocol is supported. dblib can handle
> newer protocols (beside some small restrictions due to protocol
> changes). The only reasons current tests does not fully pass are not
> regressions (same tests would fail on 0.91) and are due to very
> restrictive checks.
>   
Okay this is good news
IMO if you do not have on your To-Do list any important changes, then it 
is time to make new release ...
Of course I understand, that may be it is not so easy prepare new 
release ...

I noticed that there was added in dblib new struct "DBCOL2" with support 
in function "dbtablecolinfo"
DBCOL2 has added "TypeDeclaration" DBCHAR[256] member.
AFAIU this member uses "on_server.column_type" and 
"on_server.column_size" and formats textual representation of data type 
like "CHAR(20)" or "NVARCHAR(10)".
It is useful, but I must parse on client side this string, when I need 
obtain server column data type.

Would it be possible add one or two more members to DBCOL2 (f.e. 
ColumnType=on_server.column_type, ColumnSize=on_server.column_size) ?, 
which will let client distinguish between:
 - SYBVARCHAR and SYBCHAR (see dbcoltype)
 - NCHAR, NVARCHAR and CHAR

What do you think about it ?
-Laco.