Re: [boost] SOCI 3.0.0 - The Database Access Library

From: Maciej Sobczak (prog_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-07-11 03:04:57

Hello,

Dr. Franz Fehringer wrote:

> I have two questions:
> 
> 1) Does SOCI support IBM DB2 in general?

In general there is nothing that would inherently prohibit it, but in 
particular no backend exists for this database. :-)

> 2) same but for z/OS?

And same answer.

SOCI is divided into "core" part, which handles interfacing with client 
code, and "backends", which handle interfacing with databases. The set 
of backends is open and new contributions are always welcome. Certainly, 
the more specialized database the more difficult it is to find a 
volunteer with appropriate skillset.

The CVS repository contains the "empty" backend which is a scaffolding 
for implementing new backends. It is also recommended to have a look at 
the implementation of existing backends, especially those which are 
conceptually similar to the new one in terms of API, data types and 
their handling, etc. If there are volunteers interested in targeting DB2 
or z/OS, please contact me privately.

-- 
Maciej Sobczak * www.msobczak.com * www.inspirel.com