On Wed, 1 Dec 2004 18:39:00 +0000, Tim Bunce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > FWIW, the reason I'm digging here is because I agree there may be > some value in the DBI supporting something along these lines, but > I need a better understanding of the underlying issues. More real- > world examples would help. > > It'll always come down to the issue of "why not store complete DSNs?" > and so far that's not been well covered by the feedback I've got.
I like to be able to get at the pieces in isolation. Sometimes I want to know the driver name, for example, without having to actually connect. I also like to be able to switch the database type by just changing the driver name. Looking up the DSN format is annoying. So I do it once and put it in a module. Then I just deal with the pieces without caring how they have to be assembled for a particular database. Heck, I no longer even know all the various DSN formats for the database types I deal with...and I like it that way :) -John
