It is a Windows thing--but then ODBC is too. The point is that all you need is some sort of support for the selected OS. If necessary you can hide the differences in I/O between platforms in low-level VIs. LabVIEW will tell you what OS you're running under and you can select the correct code to execute based on that value.
Mike... Michael Porter Porter Consulting, LLC. " ... after all He's not a tame lion... " -----Original Message----- From: Craig Graham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 08:56 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Labview, Linux and databases I thought ADO was a Microsoft thing? What ADO support is there on Linux? I'll have a look at it next time I'm playing with databases on Windows. And, of course, when I'm not constrained by the client! -- Dr. Craig Graham, Software Engineer Advanced Analysis and Integration Limited, UK. http://www.aail.co.uk/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Porter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Craig Graham'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 1:49 PM Subject: RE: Labview, Linux and databases > Let me recommend ADO as an alternative. It provides all the advantages you > mentioned for ODBC but with none of the limitations--and it simplifies > distribution/installation because there's nothing that needs to be setup at ..
