On Wed, Aug 30, 2000 at 07:37:39PM -0500, William Jensen wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I currently work for a company doing database development with MS SQL Server
> and VisualBasic. I'd like to branch out a little bit and learn some linux
> based solutions. Is MySQL & C++ a good combination for doing some home
> learning/experimenting?
i use perl, the swiss-army chainsaw, and its database-independent modules
via 'DBI'. i connect via DBD::Pg to postgres, and via DBD::mysql to get to
mysql.
my website hits are tracked by mysql, and i use posgresql for other
behind-the-scenes stuff, all connected via perl and DBI.
off the top of my head--
use DBI;
$dbh = DBI->connect($DATABASE_SELECTOR_STRING, $USER, $PASSWD);
$sth = $dbh->prepare(<<"A_QUERY");
SELECT
fname, lname, joined,
current_date - joined + 1
FROM
$DATABASE_NAME
WHERE
$SEEKFIELD = ?
A_QUERY
$sth->execute($SEEK_VAL);
# while(@v = $sth->fetchrow_array()) {
# &do_something(@v);
# }
$results = $sth->fetchall_hashref();
of course, for really high-volume time-saving execution, clean C
code should always outrun good perl code for even the slightest
complexity -- but the main advantage of perl is a quick development
cycle (and it optimizes quite well, for an interpreted language).
perl/DBI (mysql, oracle, postgres, msql, nosql, csv, ad nauseum)...
i highly recommend it.
