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Subject: [freetds] Re: Accessing MSSQL from C on Linux
From: Michael Peppler <mpeppler () peppler ! org>
Date: 2001-10-31 16:07:34
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Brian Bruns writes:
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>
> On Wed, 31 Oct 2001 JefferySamuel@binus.ac.id wrote:
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> >
> > btw: what's the different between ctlib and dblib ??
> > sorry for one liner...
> >
>
> dblib was Sybase's original database access api, personally I like using it,
> it does what it does well. Microsoft even still supports it (but only for
> TDS 4.2).
>
> Around the time Sybase system 10 came out, Sybase developed ctlib as a "next
> generation" api. The idea was that datasources may not be a relational
> database and a broader API was needed for more advanced options (such as
> placeholders for instance). ctlib has less function calls but more
> arguments per function. personal aside: ctlib has always struck me with a
> design by commitee feel, it does everything, but it's a bit harder to use.
True. But dblib suffers form name space collisions for a lot of stuff,
unfortunately.
ctlib is also more "regular", imho...
Michael
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