Adam I am interested in what functionality SQL server 2000 provides which makes internationalization of applications easier. Do you have any pointers to Any resources articles?
Thanks Kola >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Adam Churvis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> Sent: 13 February 2003 19:34 >> To: CF-Talk >> Subject: Re: Internationalization Theme >> >> > Adam Churvis wrote: >> > > >> > > Any my suggestion was using ColdFusion with two very popular XML- >> capable >> > > databases, namely MS SQL Server and Oracle 9iR2. >> > >> > And mine is not to lock the examples into some specific propietary >> > database that makes them unuseable and untranslateable for everybody >> > that happens to be using something else that can do the same trick but >> > uses a different syntax. >> >> That is a nice _theory_, but it is only that: a theory. It isn't a >> simple >> matter of a change in syntax; there are completely different techniques >> available in some very popular products. To disregard these very >> valuable >> and popular techniques is to say, "You guys shouldn't have spent the >> millions in R&D to provide these capabilities in your product because you >> can't do the same thing with every other product." Such is to thwart >> innovation, which by its very nature must break the chains of standards >> in >> order to evolve and grow. >> >> So how about three examples of each major principle involved in >> implementing >> i18n via XML techniques: >> >> 1) A generic, standards-only-based technique, >> >> 2) A technique that leverages MS SQL Server's unique XML handling >> capabilities, if that technique is significantly different from and/or >> has >> platform-specific advantages over the other two techniques, >> >> and >> >> 3) A technique that leverages the unique XML handling capabilities of >> Oracle >> 9iR2, if that technique is significantly different from and/or has >> platform-specific advantages over the other two techniques. >> >> I think you can agree that the two pie slices of MS SQL Server and Oracle >> gobble up the majority of the enterprise pie where large i18n sites are >> most >> likely to be deployed. >> >> How does this sound to you? Workable for all? >> >> Respectfully, >> >> Adam Phillip Churvis >> Advanced Intensive ColdFusion MX Training >> http://www.ColdFusionTraining.com >> E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Phone: 770-446-8866 >> Team Macromedia Volunteer for ColdFusion >> http://www.macromedia.com/support/forums/team_macromedia/ >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
