Re: PostGres Doubt

Dann Corbit wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Michael Meskes [mailto:meskes@postgresql.org]
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 5:41 AM
> > To: Dann Corbit
> > Cc: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
> > Subject: Re: [HACKERS] PostGres Doubt
> > 
> > 
> > On Mon, Jun 10, 2002 at 02:08:22PM -0700, Dann Corbit wrote:
> > > ECPG is single threading.  Hence, tools written in ECPG are 
> > a pain in
> > > the neck if you want multiple threads of execution.  I 
> > recommend against
> > 
> > Did he say he wants to write a multi-threaded app?
> 
> Or run concurrent queries queries at the same time?  Or later discover
> the need to do so?
...
> 
> I posted the problems to this list long ago.  I wanted to use ECPG and
> discovered it was a joke.  Do a search through the list and you will
> find a half dozen complaints.
,..
> 
> Then why not do it.  I looked at doing it myself, but the implementation
> of embedded SQL is totally nonstandard and uses global structures and
> fails to use the SQLCA and SQLDA structures properly.  It would be a
> nightmare to try and fix it.
>  
> > > If you are going to completely replace the data in a table, drop the
> > > table, create the table, and use the bulk copy interface.
> > 
> > Oh great! Talking about valuable comments. Ever bothered to 
> > even ask if
> > they are using triggers, constraints, etc. before coming with such a
> > proposal?
> 
> I would assume that they would use their brain. 

If you think ecpg is a joke, I think you will find PostgreSQL is a joke
too.  I suggest you find another database.

In fact, you may find all other databases to be a joke.  I suggest you
write your own.

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