Re: PEAR::DB and oracle question
| From: | Daniel Convissor | Date: | Mon, 08 Dec 2003 19:38:03 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: PEAR::DB and oracle question | ||
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Hi Lukas, et al:
On Mon, Dec 08, 2003 at 08:19:40PM +0100, Lukas Smith wrote:
>
> for PEAR::[M]DB you should always use lower case column names.
> The conversion therefore only needs to be done for databases that upper case
> the columns in result sets.
There are several different identifier naming conventions people use.
There are endless numbers of database schmas already created that don't
use lower case names. Therefore any attempt to impose a particular way to
name things is... is... oh, pick your own negative phrase.
The option name is "portability." We should deliver that.
Enjoy,
--Dan
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