On Wed, 10 Apr 2002 17:14:46 +0200 "Dittmar, Daniel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > You mentioned that it would be possible to add a > > numbergenerator-interface to the sapdbmodule in form of > > a callable object which would receive NUMBERASSTRING,SCALE,PRECISION. > > > > So I want to ask, if this feature is already in development. > > Parts exist, namely a hook to register the callable objects. What's missing: > - getting the refcounts right > - passing exceptions in the callbacks to the client > - a similar hook for input parameters > > > a callable object which would receive NUMBERASSTRING,SCALE,PRECISION. > > The idea was to have a limited choice of parameter types for the callback. > cursor.setConversion (0, "s", callback) would register callback to take a > string parameter. > cursor.setConversion (0, "if", callback) would register callback to take two > integers (integer part, fractional part) > cursor.setConversion (0, "me", callback) would register callback to take two > integers (mantisse, exponent) > > Other possible conversions: > VARCHAR: " " (don't strip trailing blanks) > LONG: "s" (return string instead of stream) > DATE "Ymd" (three integer: year, month, date) > ... > > Actually, the callback will be optional. cursor.setConversion (0, "s") will > simply return strings. > > > - are the driversources for python included in the server-sources? > > Yes. Run 'imf.pl sapdbpy.mac' (after installing the dev tools and sources). > The important source is vin77.c. > > > - where can you get it? > > ftp://ftp.sap.com/pub/sapdb/7.3/sapdb-source-7.3.00.21.tgz for the stable > version > Great, can you estimate when it will be ready? (especialle the number thing) Greetings, Andre' > > - are there already compiled binary drivers for other systems than > > win32 and linux? (especially for sun) > > The version compiled for Python 1.5.2 is part of the server distribution, so > it's available for all our supported platforms. I'll add a Python 1.5.2 - > 2.2 package for Sun real soon now. (It is simply a bit of work to build all > the Pythons on a platform, so I put this off until it is actually > requested). > > Daniel Dittmar > > -- > Daniel Dittmar > SAP DB, SAP Labs Berlin > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.sapdb.org/ -- _____________________________________________ inworks GmbH Andre Reitz Magirusstrasse 44 Tel. 0731/93 80 7-21 89077 Ulm http://www.inworks.de _______________________________________________ sapdb.general mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listserv.sap.com/mailman/listinfo/sapdb.general
