On Sep 3, 2009, at 10:43 AM, Rod Dav4is wrote:
> *re applied affinity:* If that is what is meant, then the document
> should say it, instead of leaving it to the reader's imagination.
> Since column typing was superfluous in version2, it seems that the
> version3 adoption of typing, as defined, would perhaps be an upgrade
> compatibility issue, no?
I might be wrong, but I'm guessing you'll find the people here will
help you more if you take the chip off of your shoulder and ask nicely.
You see, the fact is that most people ported their applications from
SQLite2 to SQLite3 back in 2004. A dare say that most current readers
of this mailing list didn't discover SQLite until after SQLite3 was
already well established, and hence have no memory of what SQLite2 did
or how it was different from SQLite3. So porting from SQLite2 to
SQLite3 is not a topic that is a high priority to people here. And
hence, they tend to respond unsupportively when addressing a complaint
by a user who is clearly miffed that SQLite3 does not work exactly the
way SQLite2 used to work.
I suggest a do-over.
Rod, I suggest you re-register for this mailing list under a different
name, then log on and send a request that is worded something like this:
"Hi! I'm porting an older application from SQLite2 to SQLite3 and
am running into a couple of compatibility issues. [explain the two
problems here.] Can somebody suggest ways of either (1) getting
SQLite3 to work more like SQLite2 used to work, or (2) how I can
change my code to work the way SQLite3 expects? Thanks!"
Note that the sample request in the previous paragraph does not
contain an impatient claim that SQLite3 is broken and needs fixing.
And in particular, it does not contain such a claim coming from
someone who does not understand how SQLite3 works.
I think if you try my do-over suggestion you will find the people here
will be nice, friendly, and much, much more helpful.
D. Richard Hipp
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