> samcfug wrote: > > The soon to be 4eleased version 4 of MySQl, will definitely bring it into the > > mainstream and direct competition with Oracle and SQL2k > > (stored procedures and triggers) > > Although version 4.0 will be out Real Soon Now(tm), it will be a far cry > from a real cross the board competitor. unicode (rather important with > CF MX and i18n) and subqueries are only due in 4.1, and triggers and > stored procedures 'have to be done sometime' (which means version 5 at > best). Views is even later as triggers and stored procedures. > > They are making progress, but they have an awfull long road ahead. > > Jochem
Not to mention the fact that *management tools* are a key feature of databases. Spend a lot of time using osql in MSSQL? How often do you schedule jobs using the sp_addjob (know how to figure out the int for @frequency?). I'm all for the command line, but just getting a taste of the MySQL Control Center made me realize how much a front-end tool contributes to usability. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
