Re: SQL/MED compatible connection manager

On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 7:55 AM, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> wrote:
> Now I have a question about the FDW C interface.  The way I understand it,
> an SQL/MED-enabled server and a FDW each have a specific API by which they
> communicate.  Supposedly, each database vendor should be able to ship a
> binary library for its FDW and each SQL/MED-enabled server should be able to
> load and use it.  (If you don't believe in binary compatibility, then I
> think there should at least be source-level interface compatibility.)

Yes, all FDWs should be similar to ODBC drivers in that they are
self-contained and interface with the database through a defined API.
What happens inside them should be irrelevant to PG.

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