> It might be interesting to change only the extension name from oci8 to oci (which
>would be less confusing when working with 9i). Unless your code relies on extension
>names, it will still work.
>
> -1 for merging ora_ with oci_ extensions unless you can disable ora_* functions at
>compile time (I don't want my users to be able to call ora_*).
Why would you need ora_* anyway, assuming there are oracle_* (another
extension) that works with all versions of Oracle? ora_* is an extension
as well and is not being compiled by default, it mostly serves for the
backward compatibility.
Just to precise,
"Merging" ...
IS NOT: removing ora_* and OCI* while adding oracle_*. Nothing should
be removed as that would stop many applications from continuing
to work
IT IS : adding a new extension which works as other DBs do
(oracle_connect(), oracle_num_rows(), oracle_close() etc).
Thus, one can still choose not to compile it relaying on the
old extensions, or use this one as it would be the only
compatible extension constantly maintained.
Maxim Maletsky
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> Jean-Fran�ois
>
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