Hi all, I've added the escape functions to libdbi, and with at least one positive feedback (thanks Mike!) I dare to pronounce released libdbi-0.8.3 and libdbi-drivers-0.8.3. Both are available on the SF project pages:
http://libdbi.sourceforge.net http://libdbi-drivers.sourceforge.net The changes are appended below. I hope that these releases meet the most pressing demands, especially the requests for a uniform licensing. regards, Markus libdbi 0.8.3 (the "Steeltown" release) Bugfixes - database engine client libraries which install exit handlers are not safe to unload on some systems. libdbi now checks the driver capability "safe_dlclose" and unloads the driver only if the driver claims it is safe to do so. Improvements - three functions were added: dbi_conn_escape_string(), dbi_conn_escape_string_copy(), and dbi_conn_escape_binary_copy() perform the same escaping of special characters as the corresponding *_quote_* functions do, but they do not surround the resulting string with quotes. This may at times be more convenient if the escaped strings are not directly inserted into a SQL query. - error handling and reporting was changed once again. The dbi_conn_error_flag() function is now deprecated. Instead, a call of dbi_conn_error() is all it takes to check the error status. This function returns zero if the last operation was successful, < 0 (one of several predefined libdbi error codes) for internal errors, and > 0 for client library errors. To maintain backwards compatibility, dbi_conn_error_flags() reports the same error codes as dbi_conn_error() so older code should not break as long as you checked against the predefined error codes. - deprecated functions will now cause compiler warnings to make you aware of this fact. This does not negatively affect your programs but it kindly reminds you of the fact that right now is a good time to modify your sources. 0.8.3 (the "Shores of California" release) - major overhaul of the firebird driver. The driver is now linked to libfbembed.so instead of libfbclient.so. You can request a local connection (bypassing the server altogether) by using an empty hostname, or a local connection through the server by using "localhost" or the actual computer name as the hostname. - changed all driver code to LGPL, and all doc code to GFDL with no invariant sections as requested by several packagers - made linking drivers against libdbi the default. This behaviour can be switched off by --disable-libdbi, a reversal of the previous default - improved support for MySQL and PostgreSQL connection options - assorted fixes for MinGW compatibility - all drivers now implement the "safe_dlclose" driver capability to signal libdbi whether or not the driver can safely be unloaded from memory. -- Markus Hoenicka [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Spam-protected email: replace the quadrupeds with "mhoenicka") http://www.mhoenicka.de ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ libdbi-users mailing list libdbi-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/libdbi-users
