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Re: SQLAnywherePlatform Status Update

From: Markus KARG <markus.karg_at_gmx.net>
Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2007 19:50:40 +0100

Lance,
>
> - Support from a user perspective of ASA
> + This needs to work with both the iAnywhere driver and the
> jConnect driver. They do not both have to be completely implemented
> at the same time. Again, i think your work should be put back after
> it gets reviewed and i believe the work to complete support for ASA
> using jConnect is a separate task, but still an important one.
> + I believe support for ASA is of great value as it is a first
> class database.
>
> - Implementation details of ASA support in Toplink Essentials
> + Internally, the organization of the code does make sense to keep
> it as clean as possible, so yes i agree that the differences for the
> support needs to be separated out.
>
> - Validate jConnect 6.x works with Toplink Essesntials when we can
> + Against ASE 12.5.x and 15.x
>
> Currently DataDirect (used to be Merant) does not support ASA with
> their Sybase driver.
>
So why do we still argue? It's just as I see it, too. Tom, what next? We
wait for your decision. :-)

Markus