[python-win32] adodbapi-2.1 release candidate 1 ready for testing

[Vernon Cole]

Greetings, all:
   I have collected all of the patches I could find, and have included
them along with some of my own code to create an updated version of
adodbapi.
  This should really be published on the sourceforge project, but since
the project administrator is no longer available, I am hosting the
release candidate on an old linux box at my home.  Please be gentle with
downloads.
  Mark Hammond has kindly invited me to include adodbapi in a future
version of the win32all package. I believe that would be best for all
and plan to accept his invitation rather than attempt to take over the
sourceforge project.

The temporary site for the release candidate(s) is:
ftp://ftp.vernonsComputerShop.com


Prerequisites:
* Python 2.3 or higher.
* Mark Hammond's win32all python for windows extensions.

Whats new in version 2.1?
1. Use of Decimal.decimal data type for currency data.
2. add optional timeout parameter to the connect method i.e.:
      adodbapi.connect( connectionString, timeout=60)  [thanks to: Patrik
Simons]
3. improved detection of underlying transaction support [ Thomas Albrecht ]
4. fixed record set closing bug and adoRowIDtype [ Erik Rose ]
5. client-side cursoring [ Erik Rose ]
6. correct string length for qmark parameter substitution [ Jevon a.k.a.
Guybrush Threepwood ]
      This appears to correct the "One Character In Each Field" bug.
7. replaced the try-four-strategies parameter substitution with a single,
more introspective method.
8. separated the test scripts from the core module


--
TO DO --  may need to add CoUninitialize to the connection.close()
      --  controls are unreliable, sometimes adodbapi.verbose=True works,
      other times must use adodbapi.adodbapi.verbose=True to get the same
effect.

--
Vernon Cole
mailto://vernon.cole@wirelessbeehive.com
Peppermill Casinos, Inc
Wendover, Nevada
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