Re: ODBTP, a possible solution for MS-SQL and other databases

"Robert Twitty" <awabob@starpower.net> wrote... : > In other words, it allows a PHP > client on UNIX to access a database using the ODBC drivers installed on a > Windows NT / 2000 server. It is nothing more than a middle man service for > Win32 ODBC. Sounds interesting. > The name of the service is called ODBTP (Open Database > Transport Protocol), and no there is not a RFC for this protocol. Thus > far, I have successfully accessed MS-SQL, Oracle and Sybase databases via > ODBTP. Have Oracle ran well through it? > * Supports all data types, including nvarchar, ntext, varchar(>255), > char(>255), datetime, and bigint. What about RECORD type for Oracle? Objects? XMLType(s)? Have you had a chance to play with them yet? > I am new to this mailing list, and it appears that PHP is > predominantly used > for MySQL and PostgreSQL, and thus I am not sure if ODBTP is of any interest > to most people on this list. My original intent was not to release ODBTP to > the public (I really don't have the time to maintain freeware), but if > there is a substantial interest I will release it to the public. I am > curious to see how well it performs in other environments. > > -- bob It does, indeed, sounds interesting. If I understood it right this extension will only run on Win32, right? -- Maxim Maletsky maxim@php.net www.PHPBeginner.com // PHP for Beginners www.maxim.cx // my Home // my Wish List: ( Get me something! ) http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/registry/2IXE7SMI5EDI3