ANN: eGenix.com mxODBC Database Interface Version 2.0.1

[M.-A. Lemburg]

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ANNOUNCING:

               eGenix.com mxODBC Database Package for Python
                            Version 2.0.1

      Full Source Python extensions providing important and useful
                  services for Python programmers.


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WHAT IS IT ?:

The eGenix.com mxODBC Database Package for Python is part of the
eGenix.com mx Extension Series for Python, a collection of
professional quality software tools which enhance Python's usability
in many important areas such as ODBC database connectivity, fast text
processing, date/time processing and web site programming.

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WHAT'S NEW ?

This patch release fixes a few problems which were found by users on
Windows platforms:

* Execution of SQL commands lead to a hanging Python processes for
  some users.

* Handling of date/time values resulted in exceptions on some
  Windows configurations.

Due to popular demand, I am now also providing precompiled Windows
binaries for the older Python 1.5.2 version. Binaries for Python 2.1
will be announced after its final release.

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SPECIAL OFFER

theKompany.com has licensed the eGenix.com mx Commercial Package
(which includes mxODBC) for inclusion in their brand new Qt-based
Python IDE BlackAdder. It allows developing portable GUI-based
database applications which run on Windows and Linux platforms without
any change to the source code.

BlackAdder includes a 1 CPU license for this package at no extra cost,
so you may want to check out their great new product. See

http://www.lemburg.com/files/python/eGenix-mx-Extensions.html#BlackAdder

for details.

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EGENIX.COM MX COMMERCIAL PACKAGE OVERVIEW:

mxODBC - Generic ODBC 2.0-3.5 interface for Python

     mxODBC is an extension package that provides a Python Database
     API compliant interface to ODBC capable database drivers and
     managers.

     In addition to the capabilities provided through the standard DB
     API it also gives access to a rich set of catalog methods which
     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 (other in/output formats are available too).

     mxODBC allows you to interface to more than one database from one
     process, making inter-database interfacing very flexible and
     reliable.  

     The source version includes a varity of preconfigured setups for
     many commonly used databases such as MySQL, Oracle, Informix,
     Solid, SAP DB, Sybase ASA and ASE, DBMaker and many more. The
     precompiled versions for Windows and Linux include the interfaces
     to the standard ODBC manager on these platforms to allow for a
     more easily configurable setup.

     More details are available at:

          http://www.lemburg.com/files/python/mxODBC.html

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WHERE CAN I GET IT ?

The download archives and instructions for installing the packages can
be found at:

     http://www.lemburg.com/files/python/

Note that in order to use mxODBC you will also need to install the
eGenix.com mx BASE package which can be downloaded from the same
location.

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WHAT DOES IT COST ?

mxODBC comes with a licenses which allows non-commercial use at no
charge, but costs a moderate fee for commercial use. Please see

http://www.lemburg.com/files/python/eGenix-mx-Extensions.html#mxCOMMERCIAL

for details. The package comes with full source code.

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WHERE CAN I GET SUPPORT ?

Commercial quality support for these packages is available from
eGenix.com Software GmbH. Please see

http://www.lemburg.com/files/python/eGenix-mx-Extensions.html#Support 

for details about the eGenix support offerings.

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REFERENCE:

<P><A HREF="http://www.lemburg.com/files/python/">eGenix.com mxODBC
Package</A> - eGenix.com mxODBC Database Interface 2.0.1 with
distutils support and precompiled binaries for Windows and
Linux. (31-Mar-2001)

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Enjoy,
-- 
Marc-Andre Lemburg
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Company & Consulting:                           http://www.egenix.com/
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