Comments on: Improving The Load Process With Multiple ODBC Connections http://andpointsbeyond.com/2008/08/15/improving-the-load-process-with-multiple-odbc-connections/ mostly about data Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:58:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: LaraADRIENNE http://andpointsbeyond.com/2008/08/15/improving-the-load-process-with-multiple-odbc-connections/comment-page-1/#comment-8194 LaraADRIENNE Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:13:07 +0000 http://andpointsbeyond.com/?p=193#comment-8194 The <a href="http://lowest-rate-loans.com/topics/personal-loans" rel="nofollow">personal loans</a> seem to be essential for guys, which want to organize their company. By the way, that's very easy to get a consolidation loan. The personal loans seem to be essential for guys, which want to organize their company. By the way, that’s very easy to get a consolidation loan.

]]> By: JJ http://andpointsbeyond.com/2008/08/15/improving-the-load-process-with-multiple-odbc-connections/comment-page-1/#comment-386 JJ Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:04:37 +0000 http://andpointsbeyond.com/?p=193#comment-386 Fair enough, it's the implementation and not the protocol. But I'm sure it hasn't been a "long time" since so many ODBC connections continue to be slow. (*cough* DB2 *cough*) Fair enough, it’s the implementation and not the protocol. But I’m sure it hasn’t been a “long time” since so many ODBC connections continue to be slow. (*cough* DB2 *cough*)

]]> By: Hugh Williams http://andpointsbeyond.com/2008/08/15/improving-the-load-process-with-multiple-odbc-connections/comment-page-1/#comment-323 Hugh Williams Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:10:05 +0000 http://andpointsbeyond.com/?p=193#comment-323 Its been a long time since I have heard the "myth" that "ODBC is slow" , something that companies like OpenLink Software have spent years dispelling ... If an implementation of a given ODBC Driver happens to be slow that does not mean the ODBC API itself is slow. Some database vendors (like DB2 and others) are now adpoting and promoting ODBC as the preferred API for application development, due to the richness of the API which if written correctly provides just as good performance as their other APIs, ditto for JDBC. ODBC also provides a generic interface for database access across multiple databases enabling application re-use without the need to re-write should one change their database, thereby eliminating the lock in to proprietary APIs, which is always a bad thing ... Its been a long time since I have heard the “myth” that “ODBC is slow” , something that companies like OpenLink Software have spent years dispelling …

If an implementation of a given ODBC Driver happens to be slow that does not mean the ODBC API itself is slow.

Some database vendors (like DB2 and others) are now adpoting and promoting ODBC as the preferred API for application development, due to the richness of the API which if written correctly provides just as good performance as their other APIs, ditto for JDBC.

ODBC also provides a generic interface for database access across multiple databases enabling application re-use without the need to re-write should one change their database, thereby eliminating the lock in to proprietary APIs, which is always a bad thing …

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