Re: conceptual questions

While Wez keeps silence, I'll try to answer.. On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 14:37:49 +0200 Enrico Ortmann <pg.php@radax.net> wrote: > [1] Do you want to parse a SQL-statement coming from the userland by > analysing whether it was been created for i.e. for Postgres and than > translate it in the specific language for the target dbs like MySQL. > Or do you wanna use an own META-Language like XML like it will > propably be used by PEAR::MDB2. And if so, is that really fast than? No, this is not planned, AFAIK. Statement will be parsed only to detect placeholders in it. > [2] Another problem are UNION Commands I think. Do you want to split a > UNION-Command coming from the application i.e. for MySQL? I believe > this style of SQL you can't execute at MySQL 4.x at present. Nah. The idea of PDO was to provide *unified API* to all supported databases. To handle all features/misfeatures is kinda impossible mission IMHO. Perhaps, here: http://netevil.org/node.php?uuid=bf0a58d7-68ab-49d0-9a29-f5ec97c5dfde you can find some answers for your questions. > I would be glad to here from you because I hope that cases are > considered somehow in the PECL-concept. Which PHP-Version will be the > base for PECL? AFAIK, it's PHP5. > When do you think it is ready for a seroius test > [beta-state or something like that]? Testing is a Good Thing[tm] at any time, so feel free to test it and to send your results/patches/money/proposals/criticism =) --- WBR, Antony Dovgal aka tony2001 tony2001@phpclub.net || antony@dovgal.com