>>>>> "Dan" == Dan O'Reilly <dano@stripped> writes:
Dan> Now ready! The client side of MySQL 3.22.25 for OpenVMS Alpha. I'm working
Dan> on a VAX port of the same thing, but it'll take another couple days to work
Dan> out.
GREAT!
Dan> This seems to be pretty complete, and, as mentioned, it's the client side only.
Dan> I need to figure out the best way to distribute this, and I'm thinking that
Dan> it's probably best to get a couple of volunteers for testing this before many
Dan> other people get it. I'll be the first to admit that I've not tested this
Dan> exhaustively yet (that's what beta testers are for, right?).
Dan> The following seem to work fine:
Dan> MYSQLADMIN
Dan> MYSQLDUMP
Dan> MYSQLIMPORT
Dan> MYSQLSHOW
Dan> MYSQL
Dan> This implies, of course, that the C API also must work correctly.
Dan> Known bugs:
Dan> - In MYSQL, an input line that exceeds 80 characters will cause MYSQL to abort
Dan> with an access violation. Just make sure you use the continuation character
Dan> ("-") when coming close to the end of a line. I need to do some more work
Dan> there.
Ouch; I assume this is relatively easy to fix
Dan> - Passwords seem to work intermittently. Again, I have a bit more work to do
Dan> there.
Dan> For those of you who wonder when the server side will be ready, don't hold your
Dan> breath. I'm working on it, but it's going slow (I actually have a "real" job
Dan> to do as well!).
Ok :)
Regards,
Monty
