On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 11:13 AM, MB Software Solutions, LLC <[email protected]> wrote: > On 10/11/2011 11:39 AM, Alan Bourke wrote: >> "ODBC is the only set of APIs that are available on all platforms >> including non-Windows platforms." >> >> So they're moving away from a Windows-only API (OLE DB) to a >> cross-platform one. >> >> As if no other vendor ever did things like this ... they're supporting >> OLE DB for another SEVEN YEARS. > > > Perhaps because so many people swallowed the hook for the OLE-DB stuff. > Can't yank that hook out too fast...you'll kill the fish. lol --------------------------
They are making the statement today that the NEXT version of SQL Server will be the last that uses OLE-DB. As fast as companies BUY new versions of databases there is 5-10 years before this becomes an issue for the very old code that is already written. I see this like the Y2K warning in 1995. -- Stephen Russell 901.246-0159 cell _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/cajidmy+pcvuaszreknave8oh6_rohtruwiqj7myfyefdtxw...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
