>> >>Do you look at the db type and then query it >> >>accordingly? >> >> Actually not, this is the beauty of ODBC: it is (well >> almost) DB >> independant. >> The only things that are DB dependent are a couple of >> things (flaws) not >> supported by some ODBC drivers. >>
> This is what I was curious about. I am trying to pull the > metadata out > of the database but it seems that Oracle and SQL don't > support the same > methods for querying that metadata. For Oracle, it looks > like I will be > querying ALL_TAB_COLUMNS and for SQL Server it's a query > to > INFORMATION_SCHEMA. I guess I could make a config that > sets the DB type > and do my queries accordingly, but I was curious if anyone > knew other > ways to query the database systems to get the data out. Yep, that's why I use JDBC... Here's the article: http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/read/45569.htm s. isaac dealey 954.522.6080 new epoch : isn't it time for a change? add features without fixtures with the onTap open source framework http://www.fusiontap.com http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/author/4806Dealey.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:218438 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
