Phil Longstaff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> > Since the connection string will be db-specific, we may want a db core
>> > built around libgda (see libgda vs libdbi e-mail) with a small add-on to
>> > handle the connection string formatting and how guid's will be handled
>> > (as well as adding db-specific indexes, stored procedures, ...).
>>
>> Hmm.. I dont know how that might work.. But maybe that's because I
>> don't know GDA well enough.
>
> Well, with libgda, you can make a connection in 2 ways. The first is to
> call an API and pass a pre-defined dataset name (dsn) which contains the
> provider name, connection string, and other info needed. This
> predefined dsn is a section in ~/.libgda/config. The other way is to
> call a different API and pass the provider name and connection string.
> The connection strings are similar but will contain different info. An
> sqlite connection string should contain a file name, while a mysql or
> pgsql string should contain a host name, port number and database name.
Sorry, what I meant was that I didn't understand what you meant by
"small add-on".. I don't know GDA well-enough to know what that means
or how that would work.
> Phil
-derek
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