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ANNOUNCING
eGenix.com mxODBC Database Interface
Version 3.0.1
Our commercially supported Python extension providing
ODBC database connectivity to Python applications
on Windows and Unix platforms
This announcement is also available on our web-site for online reading:
http://www.egenix.com/company/news/eGenix-mxODBC-Distribution-3.0.1-GA.html
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INTRODUCTION
The mxODBC Database Interface allows users to easily connect
Python applications to just about any database on the market
today - on both Windows and Unix platforms in a highly portable
and convenient way. This makes mxODBC the ideal basis for writing
cross-platform database programs and utilities in Python.
mxODBC is included in the eGenix.com mxODBC Distribution
for Python, which is part of the eGenix.com mx Extension Series -
a collection of professional quality software tools aimed at enhancing
Python's usability in many important areas such as database
connectivity, fast text processing, date/time processing and
web site programming.
The package has proven its stability and usefulness in many mission
critical applications and various commercial settings all around
the world. It's been used in production for almost 10 years now.
* About Python:
Python is an object-oriented Open Source programming language which
runs on all modern platforms (http://www.python.org/). By integrating
ease-of-use, clarity in coding, enterprise application connectivity
and rapid application design, Python establishes an ideal programming
platform for todays IT challenges.
* About eGenix:
eGenix is a consulting and software product company focused on
providing professional quality services and products to Python
users and developers (http://www.egenix.com/).
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NEWS
mxODBC 3.0.1 is a patch-level release and includes the following
updates:
Enhanced SQL Server ODBC driver support:
* work-around for using Unicode parameters together with
cursor.executedirect()
* bug-fix for cursor.stringformat setting when used with
cursor.executedirect()
* improved compatibility by using non-padding character binding
codes
Documentation:
* added more documentation and an example of how to use the new
connection and cursor error handlers.
Error handlers were introduced in mxODBC 3.0.0 and allow for much
greater control over how low-level errors in the interface are to
be dealt with.
For the full set of changes please check the mxODBC change log.
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DOWNLOADS
The download archives and instructions for installing the package can
be found at:
http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBC/
IMPORTANT:
In order to use the eGenix mxODBC package you will first need to
install the eGenix mx Base package:
http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxBase/
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UPGRADING
You are encouraged to upgrade to this latest mxODBC release, especially
if you are using MS SQL Server as database server.
Customers who have purchased mxODBC 3.0 licenses can download and
install this patch-level release on top of their existing installations.
The licenses will continue to work with version 3.0.1.
Users of mxODBC 2.0 will have to purchase new licenses from our online
shop in order to upgrade to mxODBC 3.0.1.
You can request 30-day evaluation licenses by writing to
[EMAIL PROTECTED], stating your name (or the name of the company) and the
number of eval licenses that you need. We will then issue you licenses
and send them to you by email. Please make sure that you can receive ZIP
file attachments on the email you specify in the request, since the
license files are send out as ZIP attachments.
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SUPPORT
Commercial support for these packages is available from eGenix.com.
Please see
http://www.egenix.com/services/support/
for details about our support offerings.
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Marc-Andre Lemburg
eGenix.com
Professional Python Services directly from the Source (#1, Aug 22 2007)
>>> Python/Zope Consulting and Support ... http://www.egenix.com/
>>> mxODBC.Zope.Database.Adapter ... http://zope.egenix.com/
>>> mxODBC, mxDateTime, mxTextTools ... http://python.egenix.com/
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