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* ODBC FAQ
@ 1998-04-17 20:26 David Hartwig <daveh@insightdist.com>
1998-04-18 03:48 ` Re: ODBC FAQ The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org>
1998-05-04 03:57 ` ODBC FAQ Arthur Alacar <aea@sili.adn.edu.ph>
0 siblings, 2 replies; 7+ messages in thread
From: David Hartwig @ 1998-04-17 20:26 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Julia A.Case <julie@postgreSQL.org>; +Cc: patrice@idf.net, The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org>; pgsql-docs@postgreSQL.org; pgsql-interfaces
I just went through the FAQ at MagNet . It is way out of date. I have
been compiling the "start" of a new one that will hopefully be ready by
Monday.
I am still a bit confused as to how this is doing down. How are the FAQ's
going to be up date?
Will the ODBC FAQ be distributed exclusively with with the backend? I agree
that there should not be different FAQs spread all over the internet. I would
like to see one, though, that can be kept up to date on the web.
Julia A.Case wrote:
> Quoting Patrice Hédé (patrice@idf.net):
> > Well, I volunteered in an earlier mail to do this transformation of the
> > FAQ to SGML, during the next weeks, as well as updating the FAQ with new
> > questions from the lists. If there are other faqs to include, may I have
> > the urls, so that I can download and include them ?
> >
> There was the start of a FAQ at MageNet.com
>
> http://postodbc.MageNet.com
>
> Julie
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* Re: ODBC FAQ
1998-04-17 20:26 ODBC FAQ David Hartwig <daveh@insightdist.com>
@ 1998-04-18 03:48 ` The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org>
1998-04-20 17:21 ` Re: ODBC FAQ David Hartwig <daveh@insightdist.com>
1 sibling, 1 reply; 7+ messages in thread
From: The Hermit Hacker @ 1998-04-18 03:48 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: David Hartwig <daveh@insightdist.com>; +Cc: Julia A.Case <julie@postgreSQL.org>; patrice@idf.net; pgsql-docs@postgreSQL.org; pgsql-interfaces
On Fri, 17 Apr 1998, David Hartwig wrote:
> I am still a bit confused as to how this is doing down. How are the FAQ's
> going to be up date?
>
> Will the ODBC FAQ be distributed exclusively with with the backend? I
> agree that there should not be different FAQs spread all over the
> internet. I would like to see one, though, that can be kept up to date
> on the web.
My preference with the ODBC drivers is to go the same route as the
JDBC drivers...integrate the docs/FAQs into the "Document Project" so that
its a "one stop shopping" sort of arrangement...
Hell, if its going to come to a "I want to do this, and I want to
do that" sort of war amongst two groups that are trying to focus on one
goal (which I'm *trying* to avoid), why don't you both create a mirror the
WWW site at www.postgresql.org, and help integrate everything in one
place? It makes a helluva lot more sense then pointing ppl at different
locations to find information...
If the one at MageNet is sooooo out of date, can you please point
Patrice at something newer to work on so that he can get it integrated
into our document tree?
As far as *that* is concerned, I've seen at least two postings
from Byronn about fixes/improvements for the drivers, but have yet to see
a patch posted to have it integrated into the main distribution/source
tree. The source tree *is* a moving target...putting in changing source
code is acceptable, as it means that the weekly snapshot that gets built
will have the newest ODBC source code in it...
Is this too much to be asking?
> Julia A.Case wrote:
>
> > Quoting Patrice Hédé (patrice@idf.net):
> > > Well, I volunteered in an earlier mail to do this transformation of the
> > > FAQ to SGML, during the next weeks, as well as updating the FAQ with new
> > > questions from the lists. If there are other faqs to include, may I have
> > > the urls, so that I can download and include them ?
> > >
> > There was the start of a FAQ at MageNet.com
> >
> > http://postodbc.MageNet.com
> >
> > Julie
>
>
>
Marc G. Fournier
Systems Administrator @ hub.org
primary: scrappy@hub.org secondary: scrappy@{freebsd|postgresql}.org
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* Re: ODBC FAQ
1998-04-17 20:26 ODBC FAQ David Hartwig <daveh@insightdist.com>
1998-04-18 03:48 ` Re: ODBC FAQ The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org>
@ 1998-04-20 17:21 ` David Hartwig <daveh@insightdist.com>
1998-04-20 18:10 ` Re: ODBC FAQ The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org>
0 siblings, 1 reply; 7+ messages in thread
From: David Hartwig @ 1998-04-20 17:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org>; +Cc: Julia A.Case <julie@postgreSQL.org>; patrice@idf.net; pgsql-docs@postgreSQL.org; pgsql-interfaces
The Hermit Hacker wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Apr 1998, David Hartwig wrote:
>
> > I am still a bit confused as to how this is doing down. How are the FAQ's
> > going to be up date?
> >
> > Will the ODBC FAQ be distributed exclusively with with the backend? I
> > agree that there should not be different FAQs spread all over the
> > internet. I would like to see one, though, that can be kept up to date
> > on the web.
>
> My preference with the ODBC drivers is to go the same route as the
> JDBC drivers...integrate the docs/FAQs into the "Document Project" so that
> its a "one stop shopping" sort of arrangement...
>
This seems somewhat reasonable except for one thing. How do I maintain a static
document of frequently asked questions if most of the questions are just starting
to ba asked?
> Hell, if its going to come to a "I want to do this, and I want to
> do that" sort of war amongst two groups that are trying to focus on one
> goal (which I'm *trying* to avoid), why don't you both create a mirror the
> WWW site at www.postgresql.org, and help integrate everything in one
> place? It makes a helluva lot more sense then pointing ppl at different
> locations to find information...
>
> If the one at MageNet is sooooo out of date, can you please point
> Patrice at something newer to work on so that he can get it integrated
> into our document tree?
>
I sense edginess here. I merely stated a fact and offered to correct situation
over the weekend. I cannot help it, if you are uninformed as to the validity of
the older FAQ. I guess I should keep my mouth shut.
> As far as *that* is concerned, I've seen at least two postings
> from Byronn about fixes/improvements for the drivers, but have yet to see
> a patch posted to have it integrated into the main distribution/source
> tree. The source tree *is* a moving target...putting in changing source
> code is acceptable, as it means that the weekly snapshot that gets built
> will have the newest ODBC source code in it...
>
> Is this too much to be asking?
>
No it is not. We just haven't gotten or act together yet. They WERE
forthcoming.
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* Re: ODBC FAQ
1998-04-17 20:26 ODBC FAQ David Hartwig <daveh@insightdist.com>
1998-04-18 03:48 ` Re: ODBC FAQ The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org>
1998-04-20 17:21 ` Re: ODBC FAQ David Hartwig <daveh@insightdist.com>
@ 1998-04-20 18:10 ` The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org>
1998-04-21 09:20 ` Re: [INTERFACES] Re: ODBC FAQ Rudi Heitbaum <rudi@darx.com.au>
1998-04-21 11:45 ` Re: [DOCS] Re: ODBC FAQ Patrice Hédé <patrice@idf.net>
0 siblings, 2 replies; 7+ messages in thread
From: The Hermit Hacker @ 1998-04-20 18:10 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: David Hartwig <daveh@insightdist.com>; +Cc: Julia A.Case <julie@postgreSQL.org>; patrice@idf.net; pgsql-docs@postgreSQL.org; pgsql-interfaces
On Mon, 20 Apr 1998, David Hartwig wrote:
> This seems somewhat reasonable except for one thing. How do I maintain
> a static document of frequently asked questions if most of the questions
> are just starting to ba asked?
I think Patrice is focusing alot of his attentions right now on the
various FAQs and getting them organized, so I'll leave this one in his
hands to answer...Patrice?
> > Hell, if its going to come to a "I want to do this, and I want to
> > do that" sort of war amongst two groups that are trying to focus on one
> > goal (which I'm *trying* to avoid), why don't you both create a mirror the
> > WWW site at www.postgresql.org, and help integrate everything in one
> > place? It makes a helluva lot more sense then pointing ppl at different
> > locations to find information...
> >
> > If the one at MageNet is sooooo out of date, can you please point
> > Patrice at something newer to work on so that he can get it integrated
> > into our document tree?
> >
>
> I sense edginess here. I merely stated a fact and offered to correct
> situation over the weekend. I cannot help it, if you are uninformed as
> to the validity of the older FAQ. I guess I should keep my mouth shut.
Damn, Unix ppl are soooo much easier to co-ordinate :)
Okay.
Patrice, I think (please correct me if I'm wrong), has taken over
co-ordination of the FAQs associated with the project, so I will leave it
in his hands to let you know what he requires for the ODBC FAQ...
> > As far as *that* is concerned, I've seen at least two postings
> > from Byronn about fixes/improvements for the drivers, but have yet to see
> > a patch posted to have it integrated into the main distribution/source
> > tree. The source tree *is* a moving target...putting in changing source
> > code is acceptable, as it means that the weekly snapshot that gets built
> > will have the newest ODBC source code in it...
> >
> > Is this too much to be asking?
> >
>
> No it is not. We just haven't gotten or act together yet. They WERE
> forthcoming.
Okay, the impression I've been getting from the postings that
Bryonn has been posting was that the newest version is available at your
site, and, well, if we want to update the distribution, go out and grab a
copy and update it...he's never said that outright, its just the way that
its come across, especially since I've yet to see a patch across against
the distribution...
Sorry about the mis-impression...
Now, are you adverse to merging the ODBC website as part of the
whole PostgreSQL web site, so that all information is centralized and
follows the same overall look/feel to it?
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* Re: [INTERFACES] Re: ODBC FAQ
1998-04-17 20:26 ODBC FAQ David Hartwig <daveh@insightdist.com>
1998-04-18 03:48 ` Re: ODBC FAQ The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org>
1998-04-20 17:21 ` Re: ODBC FAQ David Hartwig <daveh@insightdist.com>
1998-04-20 18:10 ` Re: ODBC FAQ The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org>
@ 1998-04-21 09:20 ` Rudi Heitbaum <rudi@darx.com.au>
1 sibling, 0 replies; 7+ messages in thread
From: Rudi Heitbaum @ 1998-04-21 09:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: scrappy@hub.org; +Cc: daveh@insightdist.com; julie@postgreSQL.org; patrice@idf.net; pgsql-docs@postgreSQL.org; pgsql-interfaces
> Okay, the impression I've been getting from the postings that
> Bryonn has been posting was that the newest version is available at your
> site, and, well, if we want to update the distribution, go out and grab a
> copy and update it...he's never said that outright, its just the way that
> its come across, especially since I've yet to see a patch across against
> the distribution...
>
> Sorry about the mis-impression...
>
> Now, are you adverse to merging the ODBC website as part of the
> whole PostgreSQL web site, so that all information is centralized and
> follows the same overall look/feel to it?
I believe it should be moved into the complete website. This allows
maintainence to be performed by a number of people (am I wrong).
Hopefully, contributions can be made by "Everybody" to improve the
site and FAQ lists. Whilst doing the web admin, I got very few pieces
of information to update the site with, and it why it is in its outdated
state.
I'm happy if people wish me to continue web admin to web admin, or am willing
to step down if that is what the majority wants.
Regards
Rudi
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* Re: [DOCS] Re: ODBC FAQ
1998-04-17 20:26 ODBC FAQ David Hartwig <daveh@insightdist.com>
1998-04-18 03:48 ` Re: ODBC FAQ The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org>
1998-04-20 17:21 ` Re: ODBC FAQ David Hartwig <daveh@insightdist.com>
1998-04-20 18:10 ` Re: ODBC FAQ The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org>
@ 1998-04-21 11:45 ` Patrice Hédé <patrice@idf.net>
1 sibling, 0 replies; 7+ messages in thread
From: Patrice Hédé @ 1998-04-21 11:45 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org>; +Cc: David Hartwig <daveh@insightdist.com>; Julia A.Case <julie@postgresql.org>; pgsql-docs@postgresql.org; pgsql-interfaces
On Mon, 20 Apr 1998, The Hermit Hacker wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Apr 1998, David Hartwig wrote:
> > This seems somewhat reasonable except for one thing. How do I maintain
> > a static document of frequently asked questions if most of the questions
> > are just starting to ba asked?
>
> I think Patrice is focusing alot of his attentions right now on the
> various FAQs and getting them organized, so I'll leave this one in his
> hands to answer...Patrice?
Well, I'm just starting doing this. To know what are the questions people
ask, just look at the questions-list. I haven't looked too much into the
ODBC FAQs yet, but I don't use it myself (I wanted to give Windows user an
access to the main database with ODBC+Access when I was in Canada, and
never did it, because the issue seemed confusing to me -- but I'm no good
at all on Windows, just knowing basic things to keep people out of
trouble).
I've started collecting entries since the 7th of April (I'm planning to go
back in time later...), and well, I haven't seen much about ODBC.
My opinion about all this : I will build up the structure for the various
FAQ, and try to update as much as I can myself. However, as soon as the
structure is here, it will be quite easy to :
- either submit raw questions/answers that I format into SGML myself,
- either directly submit patches to update it.
However, if someone volunteers to be the main maintainer for one section
of the FAQ, I'm willing to give them away if noone disagrees :) But a
section is still one piece in the document, so we must keep one central
place, which will certainly be on postgresql.org, through Thomas..
> > > If the one at MageNet is sooooo out of date, can you please point
> > > Patrice at something newer to work on so that he can get it integrated
> > > into our document tree?
> >
> > I sense edginess here. I merely stated a fact and offered to correct
> > situation over the weekend. I cannot help it, if you are uninformed as
> > to the validity of the older FAQ. I guess I should keep my mouth shut.
No, you shouldn't ! Every bit of help is welcomed. Even though I'm working
on the FAQ, I don't know every aspect, especially when it comes to
interfaces like ODBC. I'll try to build up something from what I find
here and there. Some items may be wrong, out of date, and some important
facts missing. If noone tells, I'll never know. I think the same problem
exists for the main docs.
I welcome any contributions concerning this... though.. err.. just give me
some time to have a first draft :)
But it's sure we need to have a central place : easier to keep uptodate,
easier for the users to find what they want, easier to coordinate our
efforts (after the first few steps, I mean ;) ).
Patrice
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* ODBC FAQ
1998-04-17 20:26 ODBC FAQ David Hartwig <daveh@insightdist.com>
@ 1998-05-04 03:57 ` Arthur Alacar <aea@sili.adn.edu.ph>
1 sibling, 0 replies; 7+ messages in thread
From: Arthur Alacar @ 1998-05-04 03:57 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: ; +Cc: pgsql-docs@postgreSQL.org; pgsql-interfaces
does postODBC work with visual foxpro 3.0 ?
if yes, what's the maximum number of concurrent database connection?
what's the maximum number of concurrent users?
thank you..
.a.r.t.
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