[Zope] SQL7 connector?

[Jay, Dylan]

Has anyone got a binary for the Sybase connector for NT? I want a connector
to my SQL server DB that doesn't have the stupid serialize thunk in. Its
lowering the performance of my web site way too much.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ozric [mailto:ozric@tampabay.rr.com]
> Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2000 2:48 AM
> To: Stephen Pitts
> Cc: Zope List
> Subject: Re: [Zope] SQL7 connector?
> 
> 
> It think that is correct for MS SQL 6.5 but 7 uses a different method.
> I would Like to use Linux instead of NT for the Zope server, 
> just because I
> have no Zope on NT experience or python for that matter.  
> This does not rule out NT. However I am trying to open up the 
> Linux front 
> at my company and this seem to be the perfect
> chance, and a good hill to fight on.  I have notice that most 
> development for
> Zope is Linux then NT, I may be wrong but that is how I see it.
> 
> Stephen Pitts wrote:
> > 
> > On Sat, Jan 15, 2000 at 09:57:52AM -0500, ozric wrote:
> > > Does anyone know if and/or how to connect to a MS SQL7 database?
> > > I am still trying to make my Dept see the light and let 
> me set up a
> > > production server using Zope and Linux.  The biggest 
> problem is that we
> > > and currently moving from Sybase on HPUX to SQL7 on NT 
> (don't say it.. please).
> > > I need to reassure them that Zope will be able to get to 
> the SQL7 server now or
> > > sometime soon. I am going to use MySQL as the demo but 
> they are just going to
> > > say "what about the SQL7 stuff".  Any help or advice 
> would be splendid.
> > >
> > 
> > First of all, doesn't SQL Server use the same protocol as Sybase but
> > different port numbers b/c Microsoft bought SQL Server from Sybase?
> > 
> > Secondly, a Zope ODBC adapter is available for Win32 at:
> > http://www.zope.org/Products/DA/ZODBCDA
> > but I gather you are developing your site on Linux so that 
> won't be of
> > much help.
> > 
> > --
> > Stephen Pitts
> > smpitts@midsouth.rr.com
> > webmaster - http://www.mschess.org
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