>>>>> "Silver" == Silver CHEN <sansil@stripped> writes:
Silver> Dear Sir:
Silver> I have a simple question about the client program design.
Silver> If I have an login authetication database for some topic, and
Silver> some relative C programs included.
Silver> My problem is, should I connect-query-free-disconnect for each
Silver> authetication process, or just to check the connection first, and
Silver> re-connect only if the connection is lost?
Silver> I don't understand the inside story, but I do know that there is
Silver> something called 'presistent connection' for frequent database
Silver> activities.
Silver> If the latter method is used, then where is the 'connection' when
Silver> one process exit? and how the new process use/know the 'presistent'
Silver> connection handle?
Silver> Thanks for your help, if I made something wrong, please tell me.
Hi!
If you need more speed, you should use the same connection.
By using the 'ping' command before starting a new authentication, you
can automaticly reconnect if your connection goes down!
Regards,
Monty