The MSSQL extension can be linked against FreeTDS (php_dblib.dll on Win32). This removes all the limitations that exists in ntwdblib.
- Frank > As far as I know, and I might be wrong, ASP.NET uses a managed runtime .NET > interface which does not use COM (It's the actual TDS protocol implemented > in managed code). COM is viewed as poor way to run such interfaces both for > performance reasons and resource reference counting resources. > > Andi > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Christian Wenz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 9:24 AM > > To: internals@lists.php.net > > Subject: [PHP-DEV] RE: CVS Account Request: cleong > > > > Hi Andi, > > > > ASP.NET is using OLEDB, as well, and in my experiences this > > does not add to much penalty to communicating with MSSQL > > (however obviously more exhaustive performance tests are > > required). However I am wondering whether the OLEDB way would > > still work on non-Windows PHP versions? If > > not: Having two compatible, but internally completely > > different MSSQL extensions for win32 and non-win32 sounds > > dangerous to me. > > > > --Christian > > > > > Hi Chung, > > > > > > Any idea on the performance of OLEDB? My understanding was > > that due to > > > it going through the COM layer, performance will be relatively poor. > > > > > > Any idea? > > > > > > Andi > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Chung Leong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 2:37 PM > > > > To: internals@lists.php.net > > > > Subject: [PHP-DEV] CVS Account Request: cleong > > > > > > > > I would like to submit a replacement for the Win32 mssql > > extension > > > > that I have recently completed. The extension provides > > the same set > > > > of functions as mssql, but uses OLEDB to talk to > > SQLServer instead > > > > of DBLIB. It allows users to retrieve varchar column > > wider than 255 > > > > and also Unicode columns as UTF-8. > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To > > unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > -- > PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
