Hmm, is there no way to make the functions work with both odbc versions? Have an odbc_set_version(int) function that can set the version of odbc to use. The default can be version 3. This way, with the addition of a single function call, scripts can provide BC. Shane
Dan Kalowsky wrote: > To Whom It May Concern, > > I've been working for the last few months (delayed often, but mostly the > last few weeks) on what I've been tenatively calling ODBC2. Basically > this is what I'd like to see PHP v 5 have as it's default ODBC system. > > Some general notes about it: > > - It will break BC. I have tried to conform and keep things the same, > but I'm not making any promises to keep BC at this time. > > - It will support ODBC v 3.0 and greater only. With the needs of many DBs > to include larger typesets (like TEXT, NTEXT, IMAGE, etc) and UNICODE, I > see this as being a necessity. > > Some implementation notes: > > - So far my testing is being done using iODBC, unixODBC, and Windows ODBC > drivers. I have no way of checking any of the others... help on this > front would be appriciated. > > Some of the features already added to it: > > - Ability to control the ODBC environment handles before and after a > connection is created. > - Ability to specify a CURSOR for use in statements. > - More strongly enforced safe_mode restrictions. > - The ability to connect to data sources without being defined locally. > - A user can force the PHP system to create a new connection now. > - An attempt to make the ODBC API look more like the MySQL/PostgreSQL APIs > feature setwise. > - An option for the user to turn on which can allow dynamic sizing of a > result set text field (currently it's static). > - Use of the default_user, default_db, and default_passwd in the php.ini. > - Hopefully more detailed error messages. > - Native support for returning results from functions, and SQL based > constructs (outside of SELECT statements). > > If you have any specific functionality you would like to see, please send > it to me, and I will see what I can do about adding this in. > > I would like to add this into the current PHP system, to allow users to > start playing with and testing as well. Well probably just as soon as I > finish some more of the odbc2_exec/odbc2_execute() cleanups. This code is > not optimized in any way, shape, or form. It's not even believed to work > with a lot of systems. Because of this, I would like to hear back > commentary back on any suggested recourse from those who've done this > already. > > Hopefully this will prove to be a useful change, and people will be happy > :) As always send your comments to me. > > >>---------------------------------------------------------------< > > Dan Kalowsky "I'll walk a thousand miles just > http://www.deadmime.org/~dank to slip this skin." > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - "Streets of Philadelphia", > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bruce Springsteen > > -- PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
