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TMysqlDataset and TIBDataset obsolete?

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Joost van der Sluis

Hi all,

the sqldb components are based on the TMySQLDataset (MySQL) and TIBDataset (Interbase) components.

Afaik all functionality of the mysql and interbase units is also available in the sqldb unit, but the sqldb unit supports more (updateable) and is better maintained.

But for users that could be confusing. They could think that the DB- support for those databases is not good enough (yet), while the functionality they need is supported by sqldb.

Is it possible and do you guys think it's smart to mark the interbase and mysql units as obsolete in version 2.0.0? I think that removing them is a step too far, although the release of 2.0.0 is maybe the best time to do it...

What do you think?

Met vriendelijke groeten, Joost van der Sluis CNOC Informatiesystemen en Netwerken http://www.cnoc.nl

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Michael Van Canneyt
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Joost van der Sluis wrote 17 lines
Hi all, the sqldb components are based on the TMySQLDataset (MySQL) and TIBDataset (Interbase) components. Afaik all functionality of the mysql and interbase units is also available in the sqldb unit, but the sqldb unit supports more (updateable) and is better maintained. But for users that could be confusing. They could think that the DB- support for those databases is not good enough (yet), while the functionality they need is supported by sqldb. Is it possible and do you guys think it's smart to mark the interbase and mysql units as obsolete in version 2.0.0? I think that removing them is a step too far, although the release of 2.0.0 is maybe the best time to do it...

I think they can be marked as obsolete, if we are sure that all features are there.

Michael.

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