ODBC v. mxODBC

[Cristian Echeverria]

Is not so hard to use odbc with mxDateTime if you use the COMDate
method from the mxDateTime objects. This way you can store your dates
as long interger or something like that.
DateTime objects are the less portable thing between different
databases. So this way to switch from one database to other is less
difficult.
Anyway mxDateTime is a "must have" if you want to use databases with
python.

Cristian Echeverria

"Fran?is Lepoutrre" <francois.lepoutre at seriatim.com> wrote in message news:<abglb8$fes$1 at suaar1aa.prod.compuserve.com>...
> I understand that the ODBC module
> does not handle dates and datetimes
> as proper dated types.
> 
> mxODBC runs nicely with mxDateTime.
> This module has a lot to offer if you
> need to work upon the dates.
> 
> If your application is a typical
> multimedia web-based thing,
> you can possibly do without it.
> 
> If your app is the typical IS stuff
> (products, bills, clients,
> providers, employees,...)
> managing dates can be tricky.
> 
> mx stuff is really worth the license cost...
> we would not use python if it did not exist!
> 
> in case of doubts, try both...
> 
> don wrote in message ...
> >Anyone prefer one module to the other? Why? -Don
> >
> >