This discussion about database connectivity feels like the early days of JDBC.
Things got solved when people wrote the type 4 drivers in Java, making it all nice to use and all. Given our resources, I doubt we can get there very fast. But maybe could we leverage the Java work in a way or another. Would it be possible to parse the Java code and have a kind of code rewriter to target Pharo so that we could have those drivers? Phil On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 12:19 AM, Esteban A. Maringolo <emaring...@gmail.com> wrote: > My position is that OpenDBX as a library, independently of Pharo, is a > dead end. It might have been a good candidate in the past, but today it has > no real use. > > But it is also true that for Pharo it is the only option you have to run > it on Linux. > > Regards, > > ps: I would also avoid Oracle altogether as well, but given the fact it > seems to be a requirement I didn't bring it to the discussion. > El abr 2, 2015 11:04 AM, "Norbert Hartl" <norb...@hartl.name> escribió: > >> >> Am 02.04.2015 um 13:55 schrieb Esteban Lorenzano <esteba...@gmail.com>: >> >> >> On 02 Apr 2015, at 13:13, Norbert Hartl <norb...@hartl.name> wrote: >> >> >> Am 02.04.2015 um 12:52 schrieb Esteban A. Maringolo <emaring...@gmail.com >> >: >> >> I don't know if you need full fledged access or just to read a few tables. >> >> If it the latest you can use PostgreSQL Foreign Data Wrappers (FDW) and >> access the pgsql instance using the existing PGv2 driver. >> >> I know it might look convoluted, and maybe it is, but you avoid using DBX. >> >> I would also avoid using oracle which is a prerequisite, right? :) So DBX >> is to avoid? Sorry, I didn't care very much about SQL engines the last >> years. >> >> >> why DBX is to avoid? >> >> >> I don't know. I read the sentence "I know it might look convoluted, and >> maybe it is, but you avoid using DBX." as avoiding DBX is something >> positive. So I want to know as well. >> >> in linux, it is your only chance for connecting to oracle (in windows you >> could also use odbc). >> and it should be working, AFAIK >> >> I'm fine with using DBX as long as it works. I understood also that it is >> one of the higher prioritized tasks for the consortium. >> >> Norbert >> >> >> Esteban >> >> >> Norbert >> >> Regards. >> >> Ps: FDW are amazing. >> El abr 2, 2015 6:07 AM, "Norbert Hartl" <norb...@hartl.name> escribió: >> >>> I see from time to time topics like SQL popping up. Most of the time >>> DBXTalk seems to be a requirement. It is also something that is considered >>> necessary for a lot of people. Now have the need to access an oracle >>> database. Is that possible? And if yes does it also work on linux? >>> >>> Norbert >>> >> >> >> >>
