[plt-scheme] PLT and Database access

From: Hans Oesterholt-Dijkema (hdnews at gawab.com)
Date: Sun May 29 08:25:52 EDT 2005

>><Wishful thinking> 
>>I'm not sure what a universe solution would be.  A standard (SRFI?)
>>interface of database bindings would need an implementation layer per
>>DB program per OS.  This could be done either scheme-pg-style (use the
>>DB's libraries) or spgsql-style (do it entirely in Scheme).  That
>>still seems like less work, and potentially more stable, than the ODBC
>>route.  DB libraries and protocols are much more stable than driver and
>>driver manager releases, AFAICT.
>>
>>                                               -- Larry Love
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SQLI/SQLD provides the "architecture" you describe. If anyone is 
interested in providing
more drivers, please be encouraged to do so.

Best whishes,
Hans Oesterholt




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