Re: [INTERFACES] Re: M$-Access'97 and TIMESTAMPs

Byron has not yet posted the version that makes use of the xmin attribute.  We have to keep on
him.  He can be a real slacker.

Jose' Soares Da Silva wrote:

> I compiled and I installed successful the xid operator, I tried it
> using: SELECT * FROM foo WHERE xmin = {some_constant}
> and it works.
> I download psqlodbc.dll v06.03.0244, I tried it but seems that doesn't work yet.
> Did I forget something ?
> Thanks in any way for your work David.
> I'm going for vaccations next week, so forgive me if I don't replay for a week.
>                                                     Jose'
>
> On Fri, 12 Jun 1998, David Hartwig wrote:
> > > > 2) You have to create an '=' operator for the xid type on the postgres side since one
> > Here is is what you will need.   I hope you know how to compile a shared lib for your
> > platform.  This can be an adventure if you have not done it before.     You will have to
> > adjust the path in the CREATE FUNCTION statement to your lib dir.   Run the SQL after you
> > compile and install the shared lib.     To test, do something like:
> >
> >     SELECT * FROM foo WHERE xmin = {some_constant}
> >
> > I plan to submit a patch to make this a part of the 6.4 base release.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Jose' Soares Da Silva wrote:
> >
> > > On Thu, 11 Jun 1998, Byron Nikolaidis wrote:
> > >
> > > > Jose',
> > > >
> > > > I got row versioning working with the "xmin" field.  Since it is a system column, and
> > > > automatically updates, you would not need triggers all over the place on every table.
> > > > I made it a datasource option called "Row Versioning".
> > > >
> > > > It works well with Access except for two minor caveats:
> > > >
> > > > 1)  The driver has to report the 'xmin' field in SQLColumns.  There is no way around
> > > > that I can see.  Access, thus displays it.  Users can of course hide the column if they
> > > > hate looking at it.  And Access won't let you type into this field which is good.
> > > >
> > > > 2) You have to create an '=' operator for the xid type on the postgres side since one
> > > > does not already exist.  I have the code to do it if you are interested (it is very
> > > > small).  For 6.4, we would make sure this operator is added.
> > > >
> > > Ok Byron, I think this is a good solution.
> > > In this way we don't need to add a TIMESTAMP to every table there's already a
> > > XMIN present.
> > > In any way, what's happen with TIMESTAMPs ? May we have Access recognize it as
> > > DATETIME or we can't because Access beleaves that's a ROWVER ?
> > > I would like to try it. Please Byron may you send me the code for '=' operator
> > > for xid type.
> > >                                                          Jose'
> >