Subject Re: [firebird-support] Using Firebird with Visual FoxPro
Author Dorian
Doru Constantin wrote:
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> Dorian wrote:
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>>Hello
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>>We have apps with firebird engine and foxpro for user interface.
>>I used Visual Fox 7.0, Firebird ODBC driver v1.2 , Firebird 1.5.1
>>(Windows for develop, and Linux - Gentoo for production).
>>It's work great. Database is SQL dialect 3.
>>Warning. We don't use foxpro remote view. I found some incompatibilites
>>bettwen them and ODBC driver (eg. quoted Identiefier - it's work only
>>all metadata for Firebird is defined with upper case). I wrote some
>>class for data access wich wrap "SQL Pass Through " function SQLCONNECT
>>, SQLEXEC , etc .
>>General Rule:
>> 1 - Use SQL dialect 3
>> 2 - To avoid problem with quoted identifier define all metadata in
>>Firebird with upper case ( eg. select Field1 from TABLE - work if field1
>>is defined with upper case , other must be select "Field1" from TABLE )
>> 3 - Use most recent odbc driver ( aparently with new driver work
>>and remote view - I don't tested yet)
>> 4 - Use SQL Pass Through
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>>Dorian
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> can / will you opensource your /"class for data access wich wrap SQL
> Pass Through function SQLCONNECT, SQLEXEC , etc ."/ ?
> merci.
> </doru>
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I think this is posible. But first i must write some doc, review code
and ... ask my boss.

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