Re: ODBC

On 4 Apr 1995 03:02:02 GMT Benjamin Taub wrote: >>>ODBC is just a spec. There is virtually no overhead associated with using >>>ODBC over any proprietary API's (DB-Lib / OCI / etc). Performance is only >>>affected by the quality of the driver **AND** the quality of the >>>application. In other words, a lowest commond denominator approach for both >>>components will,doom the architecture; a well-written driver (like NEON >>>Systems') and a thoughtfully written app (Powerbuilder, MultiLink/VB, Jet >>>2.0 are STARTING to get there) will have good performance.<< > Sure ODBC is just a spec. But I do think performance should be affected, even if just a little, when a third party write the driver for a proprietary API. Actually, wouldn't it help everyone, if the various database vendor implements their connectivity tool based on the ODBC spec, then we wouldn't be here arguing whether ODBC is slow and what causes it to be slow! Of course, that is wishful thinking, and bad for business, at least for all the ODBC vendors out there. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Calvin Ng email: <calvinng@brel.com.sg> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [DISCLAIMER] Read at your own risks. The author is not liable for any consequences directly or indirectly involved with reading this mail. This mail MAY NOT be interpreted as those of my employer's. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This mail is sent with the help of Chameleon TCP/IP for Windows. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=