Re: DB to ADODB

John Lim wrote: > > Hello Mohan > > If you know oracle/mssql/postgresql, they are all very different beasts. We > use MySQL and Oracle everyday at work and I know you will need a good > wrapper then. Guys, we have to start thinking that our users need a good wrapper :-) > Oracle is the most complicated rdbms of all, but a quick scan of the source > of PEAR DB's oci8 vs mysql implementation will show you that the oci8 is far > less complete (16K) than mysql's (22K). Ditto for mssql (13K). That will > tell you something. > > You will see the reverse in ADODB, where the oci8 implementation is one of > the larger files. John, compare file sizes isn't a very profesional way for analyzing software ;-). Both mysql and oci8 have implemented the following features: simpleQuery, numCols, numRows, errorNative, prepare/execute, sequences, affectedRows, fetch modes, transactions, quoting, error mapping, plus the get*() family methods and the marvellouse automatic Pear error handling. Features that probably are more than sufficient in common developments. Also the well designed patterns and the Quick start guide gives one the ability to learn and start working with the class in less than 20 mins. But damm, what is our marketing department doing? :-p People have choices, that's the best thing. Tomas V.V.Cox