Re: [boost] Re: SOCI db lib [Was: RTL status -"help wanted"]

From: Jeff Garland (jeff_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-10-20 11:06:50

On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 00:15:52 -0500, David B. Held wrote
> Steve Hutton wrote:
> > [...]
> > So the relevance of ODBC is open to debate - the key IMHO is uniform
> > support for all the major databases.  ODBC may be a quick means to
> > that end.  Native drivers can always be added later, or vise-versa.

Agree.

> In my experience, ODBC can be unbelievably slow, also.  It is definitely
> not a cure-all.  It should probably be supported, but creating an
> interface that will elegantly support native drivers should be a
> priority.

Sure having good support for native drivers is fine, but I think it is much,
much, harder to achieve.  So my push for ODBC binding is primarily to meet the
'all major databases' supported quickly.  

Jeff