Fedor Karpelevitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> 1. I do not see why bother figuring out the version.
To avoid the need for an additional adapter by having the existing
adapter take version-specific quirks into account.
> 2. At which pooint would you do that?
The first time the driver is used (or perhaps even at class loading
time, via a static initializer).
> 3. MSSQL server 7 may be in "6.5 compat mode". You can figure that one out
> but it's even more complex.
But you can figure it out. :)
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Daniel Rall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2001 1:57 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: [PATCH] limit fixes
> >
> >
> > But an *additional* adapter is not needed if you query the version of
> > the server you're connecting to and dynamically adjust the behavior of
> > the single DBMSSQL adapter as appropriate (at run-time).
> >
> > Fedor Karpelevitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> > > I do not care for the name.
> > > I do not care for the version number.
> > > I do not care for UI. (definetly)
> > > I do not care for internals.
> > > I could not care less for the money M$ spent on it.
> > > What I care about is behaviour. And it is different. And
> > that is why adapter
> > > is needed.
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Daniel Rall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2001 10:26 AM
> > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > Subject: Re: [PATCH] limit fixes
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Fedor Karpelevitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > > >
> > > > > what's wrong with another adapter? MSSQL 7 is a different
> > > > DB from MSSQL 6.5
> > > > > and it should have it's own adapter. Any good reason against it?
> > > >
> > > > Huh--how is it a different database? Isn't it just a
> > newer version of
> > > > the same RDBMS (which was Sybase a long, long time ago)? I cut my
> > > > teeth on 6.5, and have used 7 a bit, and the UI is very
> > similar. Are
> > > > the internals that different, then? I would see M$
> > throwing away all
> > > > the money they spent to buy that database in the first
> > place for a new
> > > > one...
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