>-----Original Message----- >From: Tompkins Neil [mailto:neil.tompk...@googlemail.com] >Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 5:29 AM >To: Jerry Schwartz >Cc: [MySQL] >Subject: Re: Difference between MySQL Connector/ODBC 3.51 and ODBC 5.1 > >Thanks for the response Jerry. I suppose my main question is it >possible/recommended to run ODBC 3.51 which version 5 of MySQL - or is it >highly recommended to use ODBC 5.1 ? > [JS] I only use 5.1, so I can't tell you. >Regards >Neil > > >On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 7:24 PM, Jerry Schwartz ><jschwa...@the-infoshop.com>wrote: > >> The UTF-8 issue was the only thing that really concerned me at the time. >> I work for a multi-national based in Japan. >> >> >> >> Isn't there a change log on the MySQL web site? >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> >> >> Jerry Schwartz >> >> The Infoshop by Global Information Incorporated >> >> 195 Farmington Ave. >> >> Farmington, CT 06032 >> >> >> >> 860.674.8796 / FAX: 860.674.8341 >> >> >> >> www.the-infoshop.com >> >> >> >> *From:* Tompkins Neil [mailto:neil.tompk...@googlemail.com] >> *Sent:* Friday, October 23, 2009 1:14 PM >> *To:* Jerry Schwartz >> *Cc:* [MySQL] >> *Subject:* Re: Difference between MySQL Connector/ODBC 3.51 and ODBC 5.1 >> >> >> >> Hi >> >> >> >> Thanks for your quick response. Apart from the UTF-8 support, was there >> anything else we should consider. At the moment our system doesn't support >> UTF-8, so if this is the only concern/advantage of using ODBC 5.1, then >> maybe we should think about using MySQL 5 with ODBC 3.51. What are your >> thoughts on this ? >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Neil >> >> On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 3:18 PM, Jerry Schwartz < >> jschwa...@the-infoshop.com> wrote: >> >> The key difference for me was the ability to handle UTF-8. >> >> Regards, >> >> Jerry Schwartz >> The Infoshop by Global Information Incorporated >> 195 Farmington Ave. >> Farmington, CT 06032 >> >> 860.674.8796 / FAX: 860.674.8341 >> >> www.the-infoshop.com >> >> >> >-----Original Message----- >> >From: Tompkins Neil [mailto:neil.tompk...@googlemail.com] >> >Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 10:04 AM >> >To: [MySQL] >> >Subject: Difference between MySQL Connector/ODBC 3.51 and ODBC 5.1 >> > >> >Hi, >> > >> >We are currently running a early version of MySQL and are looking to >> upgrade >> >to the latest version 5. However, we have a number of external >> applications >> >which use the MySQL Connector/ODBC 3.51. What are the differences between >> >ODBC 3.51 and ODBC 5.1. For example do I need to use ODBC 5.1 if we >> upgrade >> >our database to version 5 or can I continue using ODBC 3.51. >> > >> >I carried out some limited tests and found that ODBC 3.51 worked fine with >> >MySQL database version 5. However, if I use ODBC 5.1 with MySQL version 5 >> I >> >have a very strange problem as documented here : >> >http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=44935. Basically all my queries fail to >> >return any string/varchar values. >> > >> >Thanks for any help. >> > >> >Regards, >> >Neil >> >> >> >>
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