[GRASSLIST:9453] Re: DBMI errors with MySQL tables

[Glynn Clements]

Radim Blazek wrote:
> On 12/13/05, Dylan Beaudette <dylan.beaudette at gmail.com> wrote:
> > ./db/drivers/mysql/table.c:113:    G_debug(3, "load_table()");
> > ./db/drivers/mysql/table.c:117:    G_debug(3, "load_table() - not loaded");
> > ./db/drivers/mysql/table.c:193: G_debug(3, "load_table() - number of cols is
> > %d", db.tables[t].ncols);
> >
> > Not sure how to interpret these debug messages...
> >
> > Further ideas? maybe we are getting closer...?
> 
> The mysql driver is a quick hack which was written by somebody as
> copy-and-paste from dbf which is completely wrong (loading tables
> to memery instead of mysql_fetch_field_direct fro each db_fetch etc.)
> + practicaly it is not maintained few years.
> It should be completely rewritten.

Presumably you can access MySQL databases using the ODBC driver?

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Glynn Clements <glynn at gclements.plus.com>