[Zope] Thank you!

Paul Everitt Paul@digicool.com
Fri, 23 Apr 1999 06:35:32 -0400


Tom wrote:
> Ok, For what I understand, Zope will get better and better 
> every time. :-).
> I've a Windows background and I program in Delphi (does 
> somebody of you
> know that language?). I started with Linux one month ago and 
> then found out
> about Zope. Glad I did! My only other question is as follows: 
> I believe
> ZTables is database with some pretty good capabilities. I'm 
> only wondering
> if it also has some sort of exchange link. Like, an ODBC-driver or
> something like that. This would make me help to program some 
> stuff and use
> the data in ZTables too.

Unfortunately no, and I can't see one on the horizon.  Writing ODBC
drivers is painful beyond all recognition from what I'm told.  A more
realistic idea couple of ideas would be to implement an ADO interface.
Alternatively, create a Delphi object that embedded Python and some
various Zope "clients", such as WebDAV, Z RPC, XML-RPC, etc.

--Paul