[Zope] Micro Soft SQL-Server

Rob Page rob.page@digicool.com
Thu, 9 Dec 1999 09:34:43 -0500


> > If the SQL Server is v6.5 you can use the Sybase client libraries
(and
> > therefore the Sybase DA for Zope) on Unix.  I don't believe tht
anyone
> > has figured out how to access an MSSQLv7 Server from Unix.
> > 
> See http://odbc.linuxbox.com

Yes, and Zope can be both an XML-RPC server and XML-RPC client so this
would work.  A possible downside -- depending on the application, is
that you're almost sure to lose transaction integrity over any
non-stateful connection (e.g., XML-RPC) to the database.

--Rob