[fpc-devel] TMSSQLConnection - sqlDB component for accessing MS SQL Server

[LacaK]

michael.vancanneyt at wisa.be  wrote / napísal(a):
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> On Thu, 15 Mar 2012, Marcos Douglas wrote:
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>> On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 9:33 AM, Marcos Douglas <md at delfire.net> wrote:
>>> On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 5:08 AM,  <michael.vancanneyt at wisa.be> wrote:
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>>>> On Mon, 27 Feb 2012, LacaK wrote:
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>>>>> Hi,
>>>>> let me share same basic info/ideas about TMSSQLConnection :
>>>>> 1. As Marcos wrote it is descendant of sql-db TSQLConnection class 
>>>>> and
>>>>> provides native connector for MS SQL Servers and Sybase servers
>>>>> 2. is depends/requires on FreeTDS open-source cross platform 
>>>>> DB-Library
>>>>> (alternatively can be used also Microsoft db-library ntwdblib.dll)
>>>>> 3. all what is needed are 2-3 files:
>>>>> - mssqlconn.pp (implementation of TMSSQLConnection and 
>>>>> TSybaseConnection)
>>>>> - dblib.pp (interface to FreeTDS db-library ABI dblib.dll on Windows,
>>>>> libsybdb.so on *NIX)
>>>>> - readme.txt (some info for users/developers)
>>>>> 4. according to market share of MS SQL Server and Sybase there may 
>>>>> be many
>>>>> users, which will welcome alternative to TODBCConnection
>>>>> 5. there is on http://www.freepascal.org/future.var in "Improve the
>>>>> database support" > "Drivers (descendants) for more database 
>>>>> types" so I
>>>>> understand it as FPC is open for new stuff ;-)
>>>>> 6. if there is any problem please let us know. If you decide to 
>>>>> include it
>>>>> into fcl-db then you can place files for example into 
>>>>> src/sqldb/mssql folder
>>>>> ;-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I will have a look and include both units.
>>>
>>> And the dream will become true... Thanks Michael.
>>> Any chance to merge in fixes_2_6 in short time?
>>>
>>> Marcos Douglas
>>
>> Hi Michael,
>> Do you have some prediction to include the sources?
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> My apologies, I had totally forgotten; I am buried in work currently.
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> Committed in revision 20522. I didn't commit any examples or tests. 
> Please test if everything works OK. I compiled on Linux 64-bit, I 
> don't have
> a working FPC/Lazarus 32-bit windows development environment currently.
Hi Michael,
splitting files into two packages was unavoidable?
I would prefer If all 3 files will be in one folder (sqldb/mssql) 
together (it seems to me simpler and more convenient).
(because they are strongly related each to other)
Thanks
-Laco.