fair enough. Shoot it over to them. I am sure they are eager to see software that makes PHP better. I've gone into 'PHP evangelist' mode after a spot of Java programming. I'd like to boost PHP's image within the Australian Business Community. LW Australian PHP Evangelist :) -----Original Message----- From: Robert Twitty [mailto:rtwitty@neutron.ushmm.org] Sent: Tuesday, 22 April 2003 11:12 AM To: Luke Woollard Cc: php-db@lists.php.net Subject: RE: ODBTP (Best solution for MSSQL & Win32 ODBC) atSourceForge I wanted to crawl before I ran. :) -- bob On Tue, 22 Apr 2003, Luke Woollard wrote: > Dude, > > Did you send this stuff to the guys at ZEND? > If it is as good as you claim, why not integrate it into PHP 5? > This way PHP gets better and you get acclaim. > > :) > > Luke Woollard > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Twitty [mailto:rtwitty@neutron.ushmm.org] > Sent: Tuesday, 22 April 2003 10:59 AM > To: php-db@lists.php.net > Subject: ODBTP (Best solution for MSSQL & Win32 ODBC) at > SourceForge > > > The first version of ODBTP (Open Database Transport Protocol) is now > available at http://odbtp.sourceforge.net. > > ODBTP is a solution to connecting to MS-SQL 7.0/2000 and other Win32 ODBC > accessible databases from UNIX or Linux. > > The statement "Best solution..." is not just a blanket opinion on my part. > I did not create ODBTP because I had nothing else better to do. I created > it because the extensions included with PHP for connecting to MS-SQL were > inadequate. Neither the odbc nor the mssql extensions can properly read > nvarchar and ntext fields. In fact, the mssql extension breaks if you > try to read a ntext field. Handling of datetime data was also not > satisfactory. Parameterized queries were not possible with the odbc > extension, and was only supported for stored procedures by the mssql > extension if used with Win32-based PHP. And while the odbc and mssql > extensions were ok on Win32, they caused too many problems for me when > used on a UNIX platform. > > Because I preferred to use PHP instead of ASP or JSP for web > application development, I created ODBTP to solve all of the problems > inherent in PHP when connecting to MS-SQL databases. > > ODBTP has been in use successfully at my place of employment for about 6 > months, and I felt that it was good idea to make it available to other > people who also have a need to connect to MS-SQL from PHP. > > The URL http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en points to a site that uses ODBTP to > dynamically generate its pages. > > -- bob > > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
