On 2006-0806 14:01:27, Robert Brewer wrote: > > but then also data *going* to the database must be > > clearly typed. > > Yes. The value-adaptation layer must be aware of the target column types.
sorry if I skip the rest, but I feel this is a crucial point. I think that the value adaptation layer should not be aware of the target column types, it should, according to me, base every choice on local information, that is: the type of the incoming data, be it *from* the database (and the type information is present in most engines) or *to* the database (then the type information should be agreed on, that is what we are doing here). if the user sends a string, it will not be translated and the user is responsible for it being a valid string representation of the typed value to be stored in the column. MF -- "S'il y a un Dieu, l'athéisme doit lui sembler une moindre injure que la religion." -- Edmond et Jules de Goncourt _______________________________________________ DB-SIG maillist - DB-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/db-sig
