Re: RDBMS for DOS and Windows
On Thu, 24 Feb 2000, Kat wrote:
> "Brian Jackson" wrote:
> <snip>
>
> > Well I realize that this doesn't help the DOS users out any, but Fabio
> > Ramirez has created an SQL wrapper that works really well. I just started
> > learning SQL last week, and I'm already writing data entry programs using
> > joined tables, primary and foreign indecies, and all that good stuff. It
> > really has a lot of promise for the WIN32/Linux platform. DOS
> > unfortunately is another story. I don't forsee anyone coming up with a
> > RDBMS library for DOS now or ever, simply due to the fact that the 16-bit
> > OS is going the way of the dinosaur. [Moment of silence].
It would seem that anyone who is comfortable using DOS for serious
database work would be ecstatic about Linux - same look and feel,
same speed, better stability, plus much better protection for the data, along
with mult-user capability. And Fabio's Eu SQL library can be modified to
call libmysqlclient.so with just a few minor changes.
> /me hangs her head in shame as she realises that she too is planning to
> replace dos on the other puter soonish. Btw, i blame Eu for that, from what
> little i have learned, it's the apps that cause windoze fits, and windoze is
> usually responcible only for the screen-door security problems,, so if i
> write the apps i use, or screen the store-bought apps rigorously, things
> should be ok....
That is true, in my experience, only if you count Explorer as an app.
My carelessly written Euphoria programs seldom cause a major crash -
however, Explorer has crashed so badly that the only way out was to pull
the power cord.
Regards,
Irv
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