Re: DB_FETCHMODE_ASSOC result differs for MySQL and MS-SQL

Am Mon, 20 Jan 2003 01:58:10 -0400 schrieb "Gunther" <g@guntherrichter.com>: > But shouldn't this be part of a functioning PEAR version? > I am going PEAR, but it has to evolve a lot!!! Documentation, Installation > etc. The problem is, if the beforementioned change was part of the official PEAR::DB distribution, things wouldn´t work for people using Unix and MSSQL with PHP < 4.3.0. On the other hand, those people could still use the Sybase driver, but this would lead to even more confusion. > And maybe some advise on the different data types for different DBs. That is a matter of the RDBMS´ documentation, but as an option, you could also use MDB which does the data type abstraction for you as well. Unfortunately there is no MSSQL driver for MDB yet, but I´ve heard there´s something in the works. > And the PEAR installation is really a trial on error. I wonder how normal > human beings will understand how to install it. Downloaded go-pear.php and > found somewhere the right instructions to put the right parameters into > this file, it is working fine. But there are nowhere real complete > instructions. Obviously you´re a Windows user (me too, unfortunately) :-) PEAR is out of beta only for Unix - Windows and MacOS X are still considered beta status. If you want a stable installer without much trouble that´s working on Windows and has a nice GUI to play with, try this one: http://dickmann.homeunix.org/pear/go-pear.html It´s great! Regards, Markus -- *21st Media* | Consulting, Konzeption, Produktion für die Bereiche: Markus Wolff | Internet, Intranet, eCommerce, Content Management, Hamburg,Germany | Softwareentwicklung, 3D-Animation, Videostreaming http://21st.de | Tel. [+49](0)40/6887949-0, Fax: [+49](0)40/6887949-1