Hello,
We would like to change the quoting rules of DBMCLI in MaxDB 7.7 and are
interested in your opinions regarding the needed level of downward
compatibility.
Today one has to mask double quotes on the command line to get them
working:
>dbmcli -d MaxDB76Win ... backup_start \"complete backup\"
We would like to change this, such that DBMCLI would behave like other
command line tools (e.g. cp, ls). One could then use simple unmasked
double quotes for arguments that contain spaces:
>dbmcli -d MaxDB77Win ... backup_start "complete backup"
But what to do with the old syntax? If we orient us strictly at command
line tools like ls, the old syntax would not longer work. \"complete and
backup\" would be then recognised as two arguments ('"complete' and
'backup"'). On the other hand, if we implement a workaround to allow the
old syntax too, DBMCLI differs from other known command line tools.
Please take part in this poll and vote for one of the two following
options:
[ ] A) Save downward compatibility
[ ] B) Keep the rules easy and use quoting rules like other command line
tools
Best regards,
Tilo Heinrich
SAP Labs Berlin
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