[DB-SIG] ANN: mxODBC Package - Version 0.9.0

[M.-A. Lemburg]

ANNOUNCING:

                      mxODBC Version 0.9.0

          A Python Extension Package providing a generic
                Interface to ODBC 2.0 API compliant                    
                    Database Drivers or Managers


WHAT IT IS:

mxODBC is an extension package that provides a Python Database
API compliant interface to ODBC 2.0 capable database drivers
and managers. In addition to the capabilities provided through
the standard API it also provides a rich set of catalog methods
that allow you to scan the database for tables, procedures, etc.
Furthermore, it uses the mxDateTime package for date/time value
interfacing eliminating most of the problems these types normally
introduce.

WHAT'S NEW ?

The 0.9.0 release fixes a few minor bugs and introduces a new API
for querying the capabilities of the underlying connected database.
Since this would have introduced hundreds of new symbols in the
package directories, the access to SQL defines was moved into a
seperate class. Apart from that, the module now offers a detailed
debugging facility which can be used to trace the Python-database
interaction.

There are several new subpackages. mxODBC is known to work with
Adabas, MySQL, iODBC Unix ODBC Manager, Solid, Oracle/NT and the
Windows ODBC Manager. A precompiled version for use on WinXX
is included in the package.

WHERE CAN I GET IT ?

The full documentation, copyright information and instructions for
downloading and installing can be found at:

        http://starship.skyport.net/~lemburg/mxODBC.html

The mxDateTime package needed for mxODBC can be found at:

        http://starship.skyport.net/~lemburg/mxDateTime.html

WHAT DOES IT COST ?

mxODBC comes with a slightly modified Python-style license:
Usage is free for non-commercial and commercial use. Redistribution
of the package in commercial products requires a separate license
and will only be free if the product itself is free.

REFERENCE:

<P><A HREF="http://starship.skyport.net/~lemburg/mxODBC.html>
mxODBC 0.9.0</A> - ODBC Interface. (08-Nov-1998)

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Marc-Andre Lemburg                               Y2000: 418 days left
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