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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: ODBC in kdesupport?
From:       Stephan Kulow <coolo () itm ! mu-luebeck ! de>
Date:       1999-06-09 11:54:10
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Lars Doelle wrote:
> 
> Folks,
> 
> the overall odbc situation on linux seems to be improved enough
> that i can advice to include a odbc driver manager and an odbc c++
> wrapper library into kdesupport.
> 
> For reference, have a look to <http://orcane.net/freeodbc++/>.
> 
> Including a driver manager appears to be necessary, since it is
> not available in any distribution (though around since years).
> 
> Including the wrapper library appears to be necessary, since:
> 1) the native odbc interface is unsuited to c++.
> 2) is not included in any distribution, yet.
> 3) A decision which library to use with kde for database
>      access has to be made, i strongly suggest to use the
>      refered to above.
> 
> Both libraries together form a self-sufficient odbc base system,
> much like the way it is offered in windos. For use with a specific
> dbms, one needs an additional database specific odbc driver.
> 
> Currently, the only flawless freeware driver is the one for mysql.
> The postgresql driver still needs a little kick here and there, but
> overall in a good shape, too. The msql driver is not longer maintained.
> Drivers for the commercial databases a available, too, some only
> for $.
> 
> Both the driver manager and the freeodbc++ wrapper are LGPL.
> 
> Beside the "official" dm, iodbc, a second, newer dm, unixodbc,
> see <http://genix.net/unixODBC>. The later one is more actively
> maintained and a strong candidate for an iodbc successor. Since
> including two alternative dms does not make much sense, my
> advice is to give preference to the iodbc dm first, together with
> a decent note that unixodbc should be considered as a replacement.
> 
> Including the libraries would not only enable kde applications
> to become SQL database clients (the dbms could reside both
> on a linux system or on another os), but would also propagate
> the odbc api, which is not yet used in the unix world, but _the_
> standard on ms systems. If we want the linux desktop in a
> corporate environment, it will not be without a proper db client
> api, and that is odbc.
> 
> After all, my proposal is to include both iodbc and freeodbc++
> into kdesupport, to enable kde applications to interface with
> an sql db.

Well, if this is all good and fine, why not? I can't judge well
enough.

Greetings, Stephan

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