Microsoft SQL & IB6 compatibility ?
Microsoft SQL & IB6 compatibility ?
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1. How compatible are MS-SQL 2000 & IB6/7 in terms of datatypes, triggers, procedures, etc? I have looked at a SQL 2000 server database through Enterprise Manager & the metadata generated as a script looks totally foreign to me !
2. Is there a quick way to get all the tables, triggers & generators that exist in a IB6 database, to be created in MS-SQL ?
3. If so, what the hell is the equivilient of IBConsole's Interactive SQL in Microsoft.
Sorry, it's not really about InterBase. We have developed lot's of stuff with IB, but a potential client is insisting that our client software use MS-SQL databases & we don't know enough (yet) to give them required information.
2. Is there a quick way to get all the tables, triggers & generators that exist in a IB6 database, to be created in MS-SQL ?
3. If so, what the hell is the equivilient of IBConsole's Interactive SQL in Microsoft.
Sorry, it's not really about InterBase. We have developed lot's of stuff with IB, but a potential client is insisting that our client software use MS-SQL databases & we don't know enough (yet) to give them required information.
Spencer Window (not a joke name)
spencer.window@eastmidlandcomputers.ltd.uk
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RE: Microsoft SQL & IB6 compatibility ?
Steven van Els
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RE: Microsoft SQL & IB6 compatibility ?
2) The metadata? Not really. I am working on such a thing (for tables and views) but it isn't finished yet. As for triggers and procedures, the languages differ quite a lot. And what you see from the MS SQL Enterprise Manager isn't really SQL92/99/whatever compatible either :)
As for the data, you can use the free datapump from www.clevercomponents.com (I believe) or mine (transfers data from IB/Fb/ODBC/ADO to IB/Fb/ODBC/ADO) at www.upscene.com
3) The Query Analyzer perhaps?
Martijn Tonies
InterBase Workbench - the developer tool for InterBase and Firebird
http://www.upscene.com
RE: Microsoft SQL & IB6 compatibility ?
Since I posted this, I have discovered most of what have said to be true.
It certainly doesn't like IB syntax for Procedures/Triggers.
PS: I have the registered version IB WorkBench (1.4.1) & have tried the DataPump - What a "cool" tool !!!!
Spencer Window (not a joke name)
spencer.window@eastmidlandcomputers.ltd.uk
RE: Microsoft SQL & IB6 compatibility ?
Just a quick note on the triggers: I don't know exactly, but I believe since MS SQL 2000, you can have multiple triggers and let them fire on BEFORE actions as well. This is quite a change for MS SQL - while IB had this for years :)
As for IBW - the DataPump is nice :)
Thanks for the comments.
Martijn Tonies
InterBase Workbench - the developer tool for InterBase and Firebird
http://www.upscene.com