On 7/3/07, Carl Karsten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Russell Keith-Magee wrote: > > Thats fine. However, as fair warning - this is the first time that > > Sybase support has been requested (compared to the regular requests > > for MS SQL Server support), so I wouldn't expect to see Sybase support > > any time soon. > > You guys are in luck - Sybase and MS are the 'same'- MS bought a copy of > Sybase > > http://pymssql.sf.net uses http://www.freetds.org
Ok. In which case, a Sybase backend will probably hit the same problems as the existing MS SQL backend. MS SQL doesn't contain support for LIMIT/OFFSET in queries, which Django uses these keywords to optimize the results obtained from large queries. (I think this problem has been fixed in SQL Server 2005, but don't quote me on that. I don't keep close tabs on MS SQL). > I took a quick look at the code. "looks pretty easy" so give it a shot, and > post > any questions - good chance I can help. Thanks for offering to help out on this. As a guideline - if you are serious about trying to get Sybase (or, for that matter, any other database) onto the officially supported list of databases, we will be looking for more than a once-off set of patches. We will also be looking for a commitment to support the backend in the long term. This is especially true for databases without a free license, as the core developers won't have access to those databases for testing. The development of the Oracle backend serves as a textbook example of how to do this. A users group in Boulder, CO has 'adopted' the Oracle backend. They have spent 6 months getting the code up to scratch, and have made a long term commitment to keeping it solid. Yours, Russ Magee %-) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
