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[split] ODBC compatibility -> CodeIgniter 3.1.0 Released? - m.ardito - 09-12-2016
...odbc (unixodbc) user here... what is the future compatibility with the query builder? Is it broken forever?
Thanks,
RE: [split] ODBC compatibility -> CodeIgniter 3.1.0 Released? - Narf - 09-13-2016
It can't be "fixed", nor is it really "broken".
It is just technically impossible to achieve, as you cannot safely generate SQL code for an unknown SQL dialect.
RE: [split] ODBC compatibility -> CodeIgniter 3.1.0 Released? - m.ardito - 09-28-2016
(09-13-2016, 04:13 AM)Narf Wrote: It is just technically impossible to achieve, as you cannot safely generate SQL code for an unknown SQL dialect.
...I understand, but a developer knows which dialect is using (eg: postgresql), and could be perhaps forced to specify it, when using ODBC... or that would not help?
I choose CI also because it had ODBC supported (and worked very well). When I downloaded 3.0, ODBC query builder compatibility attracted me, and I already used it widely. Now the first minor release would break most of my app models... Of course I could continue using CI even without the query bulder, but I'd loose all its benefits.
My apps are data driven by a java data integration framework which also exposes data through ODBC so, on php, I can't do much differently. CI support for ODBC was one key factor allowing me to avoid to learn/use a java framework, using JDBC drivers (the above framework has its own JDBC driver)... if nothing can be done, I will reconsider that, soon, I fear, even if it will be a long learning path..