Mozilla's SQL
Support allows applications to directly connect to SQL
databases. A web application no longer needs to pass information
through a scripting language, such as Perl or Python, in order to
recieve information it can use. The removal of the layer seperating
applications and data simplifies the job of the programmer.
Somehow I missed this effort, and only stumbled across
it today after experimenting with Virtuoso's SyncML
features (and then pondering about OutLook, WinFS, and what may
or may not happen with SyncML support - another story).
As usual the SQL binding to Mozilla caught my
attention (I do recall trying to get Marc and Jim Clark to head
down this path many years ago via an email; at least Jim
acknowledged not knowing that much about SQL and past it on.., and
as for Marc well... nothing happened).
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