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<P>Slide 25 of 34</P>
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<CENTER><Font size=4> <STRONG> Notes: </FONT></STRONG><HR SIZE=3></CENTER><P> <UL>
Porting
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All Unix variants - (not heard of any it wont build on)
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Windows 95, Windows NT, VMS
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Builds out-of-the-box
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Drivers
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ODBC, Oracle, Informix, DB2, Ingres, Solid,
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enhancements to the DBI (inc. docs) will make it easier
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ODBC/JDBC
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Standard ways of specifying (data types, meta-data, options etc)
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and ways of doing
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The DBI wont re-invent these wheels - but may make them easier to steer! (by offering higher-level interfaces to them).
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First is data types and meta-data
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Specifying the unspecified
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Documenting features once theyve stabilized
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such as placeholders and bind variables</UL> </P>
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<LI>Unix, Windows, VMS etc.
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<LI><H2>DBI has many available drivers
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<LI>ODBC, Oracle, Informix, Ingres, mSQL, mysql, DB2, Adabas, Illustra, Solid, Sybase, Xbase, Postgress, Quickbase, Empress, Fulcrum, Altera, ...
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<LI><H2>Merging the ODBC/JDBC inheritance
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<LI><H2>Specifying the unspecified
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