Re: ODBC

Posted in 1995

Topics: Connectivity: ODBC / JDBC / .NET

Baldvin Hansson — 31 Mar 1995 11:15:22 GMT — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

jtn@jd.se (Thomas Nimstad) wrote: > > Baldvin Hansson <baldvnh@centrum.is> writes: > >clawton@mailhub.tfs.com (Chris Lawton) wrote: > >> We're about to start a new project, and we're interested in ODBC. > > We planned to use ODBC instead of Btrieve. BAAAAD Move! 180 Degr. turn > > right into the arms of Btrieve after only two months in ODBC HELL! > > Well, IMHO, that had nothing to do with ODBC ! It was probably the > difficulties you came across when using a SQL based language instead > of a record based (out-of-date) format. > > // JTN <jtn@jd.se> > > --- > * Thomas Nimstad * #pragma message("Standard disclaimer in use") > * Juristdata AB, SWEDEN * Professional development for Win32 > * Phone +46-500 412150 * Fax +46-500 412848 SQL Is easy, the speed factor was the killer. Every driver we tried turned out to be from two, to hundreds of times slower than pure Btrieve. Baldvin Hansson