Hello, Been using mysql on w2k for a couple years now and never used the DSN ODBC connection. See a lot of articles (google/archives/etc) on how to use it .. but none on why. Any particular reason I would even want to use ODBC for a mysql connection as opposed to just directly connecting to it with Perl DBI. (Like I would on a *nix box). As for "why have you been actively avoiding ODBC" .. well..mainly portability reasons. I like to secretly hope one day my boss lets me migrate to Solaris or *BSD . But if there are other issues at stake (performance, features, etc etc) might make sense to switch to ODBC
Cheers, -Peter ################################## Peter Thoenen - Systems Programmer Commercial Communications Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo ################################## "Stumbled Upon"...heh (Score:5, Funny) /. by $carab on 23:00 23 August 2002 (#4131637) "ForensicTec officials said they stumbled upon the military networks about two months ago, while checking on network security for a private-sector client." Someone new to a Dvorak probably tried to type in "lynx http://www.google.com"; but instead got "nmap -v -p 1-1024 -sS -P0 army.mil -T paranoid". --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <mysql-unsubscribe-##L=##[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
