Re: Re: cvs: pear /DB/DB dbase.php fbsql.php ibase.php ifx.php msql.php mssql.php mysql.php mysqli.php oci8.php pgsql.php sqlite.php sybase.php

Sir Lukas: On Thu, Nov 25, 2004 at 11:58:56PM +0100, Lukas Smith wrote: > > Log: > > * If DSN contains "dbsyntax", always use that for $this->dbsyntax. > > whats the purpose of dbsyntax? phptype(dbsyntax)://... It's mainly to differentiate between DBMS sub-types when it matters. Examples: odbc(db2)://... ibase(firebird):// But it can also be used for versions: pgsql(8.0)://... (not that this exists in DB yet) > seems to me more feasible to allow people to pass the server version or > something Which is what this is doing. > (or fetching it ourselves) It seems better for the user to tell us what to expect rather than doing yet more crazy magic that may or may not work and add unnecessary overhead. Thanks, --Dan -- T H E A N A L Y S I S A N D S O L U T I O N S C O M P A N Y data intensive web and database programming http://www.AnalysisAndSolutions.com/ 4015 7th Ave #4, Brooklyn NY 11232 v: 718-854-0335 f: 718-854-0409