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Re: What do we want in Carbon? (was Modern C++)

On 1 Nov 2003 03:17:16 -0500, Jim Mooney <email@hidden> wrote:

> How about a complete class of database driver objects.
> MySQL, Filemaker, PostgreSQL, Oracle (no need to connect to MSSQL)
>
> I would be nice to have Carbon apps have sleek and easily usable api's
> to call to work with existing databases.
> (start with MySql)

You can build this on top of ODBC. ODBC Administrator is preinstalled
on X; I believe the appropriate headers are also preinstalled (SQL.h,
SQLExt.h, ...). All you need to get is appropriate ODBC drivers to talk
to database of your choice.

Historically, Apple's attempt to database connectivity API (DAL)
failed soon after introduction (about ten years ago) and ODBC (being
NIH technology) was ignored by Apple (no driver manager, no headers)
until Mac OS X . There were several vendors that provided ODBC
drivers for Mac (usually along with driver manager of their own)
including Visigenic, Intersolv, Merant, Augsoft, Openlink. Some of
these are still in this business (start with last). Typically ODBC
driver costs $20-$100 per single client workstation and some $$$
for the server part.

Mike
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