Re: ODBTP (Best solution for MSSQL & Win32 ODBC) atSourceForge

Yeah! Luke is right! Please send it to those guys at ZEND! i think there are a thousend php-programmers experiencing similar problems with the odbc-functions as they are! PHP rules! .ma Luke Woollard <luke@taborvision.com> wrote@22.04.2003 3:19 Uhr: > fair enough. > Shoot it over to them. I am sure they are eager to see software that makes > PHP better. > > I've gone into 'PHP evangelist' mode after a spot of Java programming. I'd > like to boost PHP's image within the Australian Business Community. > > LW > Australian PHP Evangelist :) > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Twitty [mailto:rtwitty@neutron.ushmm.org] > Sent: Tuesday, 22 April 2003 11:12 AM > To: Luke Woollard > Cc: php-db@lists.php.net > Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] ODBTP (Best solution for MSSQL & Win32 ODBC) > atSourceForge > > > I wanted to crawl before I ran. :) > > -- bob > > On Tue, 22 Apr 2003, Luke Woollard wrote: > >> Dude, >> >> Did you send this stuff to the guys at ZEND? >> If it is as good as you claim, why not integrate it into PHP 5? >> This way PHP gets better and you get acclaim. >> >> :) >> >> Luke Woollard >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Robert Twitty [mailto:rtwitty@neutron.ushmm.org] >> Sent: Tuesday, 22 April 2003 10:59 AM >> To: php-db@lists.php.net >> Subject: [PHP-DB] ODBTP (Best solution for MSSQL & Win32 ODBC) at >> SourceForge >> >> >> The first version of ODBTP (Open Database Transport Protocol) is now >> available at http://odbtp.sourceforge.net. >> >> ODBTP is a solution to connecting to MS-SQL 7.0/2000 and other Win32 ODBC >> accessible databases from UNIX or Linux. >> >> The statement "Best solution..." is not just a blanket opinion on my part. >> I did not create ODBTP because I had nothing else better to do. I created >> it because the extensions included with PHP for connecting to MS-SQL were >> inadequate. Neither the odbc nor the mssql extensions can properly read >> nvarchar and ntext fields. In fact, the mssql extension breaks if you >> try to read a ntext field. Handling of datetime data was also not >> satisfactory. Parameterized queries were not possible with the odbc >> extension, and was only supported for stored procedures by the mssql >> extension if used with Win32-based PHP. And while the odbc and mssql >> extensions were ok on Win32, they caused too many problems for me when >> used on a UNIX platform. >> >> Because I preferred to use PHP instead of ASP or JSP for web >> application development, I created ODBTP to solve all of the problems >> inherent in PHP when connecting to MS-SQL databases. >> >> ODBTP has been in use successfully at my place of employment for about 6 >> months, and I felt that it was good idea to make it available to other >> people who also have a need to connect to MS-SQL from PHP. >> >> The URL http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en points to a site that >> uses ODBTP to >> dynamically generate its pages. >> >> -- bob >> >> >> -- >> PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >> >> -- >> PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >> >> > Matthias Steinböck Email: grillen@abendstille.at Web: http://www.abendstille.at Frühabendliches Webdesign. ------------------------------------------ Im Übrigen sind wir der Meinung, dass Sie zu viel Butterbrote essen. Sie sollten Sich was schämen! Misshandlung von Butterbroten mit Zähnen gehört verboten!