Hi,
I would go for a CGI
As Sinisa has already stated, it would make your data-retrieval front-end
faster and more OS independent.
Regards,
Jorge
MySQL Development Team
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----- Original Message -----
From: "VVM Ravikumar Sarma Chengalvala" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Jorge del Conde" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 8:06 AM
Subject: Re: ASP and my sql??
> Hi everyone,
> 1)
> Thanks for all your ideas.
> 2)
> Infact I am already using C-API for data retrieval
> from mySQL and I want to provide admin utility to my
> application which runs on a web server.I donot want to
> use ODBC.It tends to bind my application mostly to
> windows.Currently I am considering the fllowing
> options:
> i)
> ASP
> ii)
> Using java swing in applets
> iii)
> A CGI program
> iv)
> Using AWT and applets
> v)Any other............
>
> Your views will be of great value in selecting the
> right technology...........
>
>
> Regards,
> Ravi
>
> --- Jorge del Conde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi
> Dennis,
> >
> > >You CAN NOT, as far as I know, connect to a MySQL
> > database, through ASP (or
> > >any other program, I believe), without having at
> > least the MyODBC driver
> > >installed on the server.
> >
> > This is not entirely correct. ODBC is merely just
> > one more way to connect
> > to MySQL. MySQL just like many other databases in
> > the industry has an API
> > which can be used to connect to the server with out
> > going through all the
> > Microsoft imposed protocols such as ODBC & ADO.
> >
> > A good example of this is PHP (http://www.php.net) .
> > In general, PHP does
> > not use nor require ODBC to be installed in order to
> > access a MySQL
> > database.
> >
> > So is the case for Zeos (http://www.zeoslib.org/)
> > which is a free set of
> > components for accessing MySQL (and other databases)
> > directly by means of
> > the API calls rather than ODBC (for Delphi & C++
> > Builder).
> >
> > In terms of Microsoft's software, which all support
> > ActiveX, there is at
> > least one COM object that I know of that can connect
> > directly to MySQL
> > without using MyODBC. Such component is called
> > MySQLX and can be found in
> > http://www.scibit.com .
> >
> > Regards,
> > Jorge
> >
> > MySQL Development Team
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> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Dennis Salguero" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "VVM Ravikumar Sarma Chengalvala"
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 7:06 PM
> > Subject: Re: ASP and my sql??
> >
> >
> > > It depends on what you mean by "without using
> > ODBC".
> > >
> > > You CAN connect to a MySQL database without a DSN
> > name, you can just
> > declare
> > > an IP address and a DB name, but I'm pretty sure
> > that this method still
> > uses
> > > the MySQL ODBC driver and it must be installed on
> > the server.
> > >
> > > You CAN NOT, as far as I know, connect to a MySQL
> > database, through ASP
> > (or
> > > any other program, I believe), without having at
> > least the MyODBC driver
> > > installed on the server.
> > >
> > > <PLUG>
> > > I wrote a case study for ASPToday on ASP and MySQL
> > integration. You can
> > view
> > > the synopsis and the article by going to:
> > >
> >
> http://www.asptoday.com/content/casestudies/20010302.asp
> > > </PLUG>
> > >
> > > Good Luck,
> > >
> > > Dennis
> > > **********************************************
> > > Beridney Computer Services
> > > http://www.beridney.com
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "VVM Ravikumar Sarma Chengalvala"
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 1:03 PM
> > > Subject: ASP and my sql??
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > > I wonder to know of any other ways to connect to
> > mySQL
> > > > from ASP without using ODBC....
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Ravi
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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