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List:       dbi-dev
Subject:    RE: Array Binding (an ODBC example)
From:       "Jeff Urlwin" <jurlwin () bellatlantic ! net>
Date:       2001-08-10 13:44:48
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I don't mind keeping the iODBC in there.  I remember trying to build
UnixODBC, at one point, and it was slow and painful.  iODBC was light and
fast to build.  I think kick starting users, given the number of people who
actually read the docs that come with everything, is better than pointing
them to multiple places.  I would prefer something like:

	We have included the iODBC driver, as it is fast to build and works with
DBD::ODBC.  However, your mileage may vary.  You may wish to use unixODBC,
which can be found at http://www.unixodbc.org.  [Insert more comments here]

Jeff

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Bunce [mailto:Tim.Bunce@pobox.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 8:11 AM
> To: martin@easysoft.com
> Cc: dbi-dev@perl.org
> Subject: Re: Array Binding (an ODBC example)
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 10, 2001 at 09:47:01AM +0100, martin@easysoft.com wrote:
> >
> > DBD::ODBC changed some time back to distribute with a driver
> manager (iODBC,
> > although the version is old now and I personally use the
> unixODBC driver manager
> > instead - http://www.unixodbc.org).
>
> Back then the DM was hard to find. Now it should be removed and
> replaced with
> references on where to get DMs from.
>
> > If an ODBC driver does not support array bound parameters I
> guess DBD::ODBC
> > should do the multiple calls to SQLExecute/SQLFetch moving
> through the arrays -
> > in that way people writing perl using DBD::ODBC do not have to
> worry about a
> > driver supporting arrays or not.
>
> Yes, although the DBI will also offer that, doing it within
> DBD::ODBC would be
> much faster.
>
> Tim.

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