;-) I think that was clear enough!
Thanks Thomas "Zabach, Elke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag B9A2DDA03044D311BBD40008C75D69680DBAB4CA@dewdfx24">news:B9A2DDA03044D311BBD40008C75D69680DBAB4CA@dewdfx24... > Thomas Lorenz wrote: > > > Hi! > > > > Because I'm porting some software, that already runs under > > DB2 (and AIX), to > > SAPDB and Linux, I'm very interested in the DB2-compatibility > > mode of SAPDB. > > I compiled the whole esql-modules with cpc -S db2 and > > expected, that e.g. > > the connection-statement behaves like running under DB2. But > > the DB2-syntax > > doesn't work (EXEC SQL CONNECT TO :hv_database USER :hv_user USING > > :hv_password;). > > > > I didnt find anything about this in the documents. Who can > > give me a hint? > > Oh, the past has caught up with me/us. > Yes, there is a db2 mode in the kernel. And some applications > who needed it (how many years ago, I do not know) succeeded. > But it was the time as C-precompiler-programs were written and > the connect-statement not included in the program itself. > --> At least you should use the 'normal' (internal mode) connect > statement. Then some, perhaps many of your unchanged db2 > statements will do, I think. > > But please take note of the fact that there are plans to destroy > the db2-compatibility mode ! > And that we did not work on the compatibility for the last ?? number > of years. > And that mails with change requests for db2 mode will always be > answered with something like > ' we warned you ' (or something a little bit more polite). > And that perhaps it would have been better not to say anything > about such a compatibility mode we think of getting rid of. > But now we mentioned it, now we can only tell people what I > have told you: if it will do for you, fine for now, but perhaps not > for the rest of your application's live. sorry. > > Elke > SAP Labs Berlin _______________________________________________ sapdb.general mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listserv.sap.com/mailman/listinfo/sapdb.general
