RE: [PEAR] Extending DB2 odbc support

> -----Original Message----- > From: tim [mailto:tim@holymonkey.com] > Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 12:46 PM > To: pear-general@lists.php.net > Subject: Re: [PEAR] Extending DB2 odbc support > > > Actually someone is already working on one. > > MDB will have a generic ODBC driver which will be inherited specific > > drivers (like DB2, SABDB/Adabas D etc.). > > Does this mean that MDB aims to support extensions that are specific to > DB2? If so, I would be interested in testing and contributing to this > project. PEAR MDB is an abstraction layer just like PEAR DB > > > > > To answer your question, MDB is a Database Abstraction Layer, it > > > would greatly benefit of having a driver to support DB2. > > > > Are you sure that was is actual question? > > Since he is asking this on the PEAR General list I assume he is not > > talking about the php extension ... then again his question does not > > make it clear either ... could you please clarify. > > Sure, I am currently writing php applications which use php's builtin > ibm-db2 support through odbc. However there are some DB2-specific > extensions which are not included in php's DB2 support. I would like to > add this functionality to php, and I am wondering whether PEAR is a proper > place to start such a project. > So you are talking about working on the existing ODBC extension? I know someone is working on the ODBC extension (cleaning it up and extending it to the latest ODBC features). If you are than PEAR General is not the right place. Probably PHP DEV is where you want to go ... Anyways you can read his announcement here: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-dev&m=103170341613076&w=2 Regards, Lukas