Re: OCI extension help offer

<predator79@web.de> wrote... : > maxim@php.net schrieb am 16.10.02 12:13:57: > > > It might be interesting to change only the extension name from > > > oci8 to oci (which would be less confusing when working with 9i). Unless > > > your code relies on extension names, it will still work. > > Nice idea, but I guess this is sheer "cosmetics", or do you mean to change > any behaviour? > > > "Merging" ... > > > > IS NOT: removing ora_* and OCI* while adding oracle_*. Nothing should > > be removed as that would stop many applications from continuing > > to work > > > > IT IS : adding a new extension which works as other DBs do > > (oracle_connect(), oracle_num_rows(), oracle_close() etc). > > Thus, one can still choose not to compile it relaying on the > > old extensions, or use this one as it would be the only > > compatible extension constantly maintained. > > > > Well, either that new extension (oracle_*) is a rewrite of the oci8 ext > (working with 8+), or you are intending to target oracle 6 -> 9i which I > would not recommend seeing that there are *so much* differences between > the versions. I think that for ora6 + 7 the current (outdated) ora_* ext > is enough, and maybe we should concentrate on moving the whole thing > forward. In a way its true, making Oracle 6-9 compatibility is very hard. But, it seems to me rather elegant making it. Perhaps, it would be wise to alias the oracle_* functions for ora_* functions once it is determined that Oracle version is >8. > Of course we could rewrite the ext, and clean up what has grown > historically, and I think this belongs into the planning for php5. I would very recommend to do so. Can't even picture PHP5 with OCI* functions instead of standard looking ones like oracle_*. This should also be the only extension to continue to work on. > Currently though, we should try to consolidate the oracle support so > that people have a reliable way of programming for it without having to > wait too long. Well, currently these are working, no? Assuming that we are going to make a new oracle_* extension, we might also add some of the crucial developed issues into OCI8 module. This would also give us the users feedback and bugs. > (Consolidation = add data type support for any missing or new types, > find a solution for the lob handling (this should be easier for a script > developer IMO), and introduce some useful php.ini values (maybe even for > default character set?)) > Agreed. Especially on datatype supports. -- Maxim Maletsky maxim@php.net www.PHPBeginner.com // where PHP Begins > > -- > PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >