Re: [PROPOSAL] UDF_Gen for MySQL UDF extensions

Hi! lists@pc4p.net wrote:

On Mon, Oct 13, 2003 at 11:39:38AM +0400, Alexey Borzov wrote:

While I do understand that MySQL is The Database, I still think that

I respectfully disagree :)

This was intended as a joke, of course.

MySQL_UDF_Gen or DB_MySQL_UDF_Gen will sound better yet.

Hmm, I don't know, I'd rather suggest to code the package in such a way, that it might be possible to extend it later on. Maybe other developers want to step in and do something for Postgresql, or even Oracle. I'd suggest DB_UDF_Gen and keep an open API...

I think that neither PostgreSQL, nor Oracle users have a terrible need for this feature, as they can use procedural languages for this. PostgreSQL users may even use PL/PHP: http://www.commandprompt.com/entry.lxp?lxpe=294 So unless the author of the package wishes to support any other database right now, I think the package name *should* have MySQL in it. If generic DB_UDF_Gen will be needed later, it can always be added. The name DB_UDF_Gen for the current package is IMO misleading.