On Wed, Oct 09, 2002 at 10:38:10AM +0800, Orlando Andico wrote: > On Wed, 9 Oct 2002, Michael Peligro wrote: > .. > > Hello gurus! > > > > I'm also looking for an open-source database replacement for Progress > > database. > > > > I, too, have been looking at MySQL and PostgreSQL and I'd appreciate > > more inputs on what differentiates the two, and how each can address my > > database requirements and deployments. > > You might also want to look at SAPdb. While I haven't looked at it, they > claim Oracle7 SQL syntax compatibility. > SAPdb have Oracle7 SQL syntax compatibility, aside from their extensions to SQL92; support for Oracle backint backup tool; can be interfaced with PHP, JDBC, Python and Perl; among other features (well, we know it's GPL'd... though SAP only officiall supports SAPdb installations on SAPdb solutions)
Not supported features (as of SAPdb7.3) *Collations *Result sets that are created within a stored procedure and fetched outside *Multi-version concurrency for OLTP (as it is only available with the object extension of SAPdb) *Hot standby It's a big install (like Oracle, unlike MySQL and Postgresql?). You can get it by downloading from their site or via free mail order (which is surprisingly fast by the way). -- Paolo Alexis Falcone [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Simplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it." _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
