Is it true that it's still not possible to setup datasets both in the
IDE and the Webserver connecting to an ANSI-database?
I get a #100 error when trying that.

Uli

Uli,

<< Is it true that it's still not possible to setup datasets both in the IDE
and the Webserver connecting to an ANSI-database? I get a #100 error when
trying that. >>

Yes, this is still waiting on the Unicode <-> ANSI property switch in EDB.
However, after about 2 months of trying to iron out all of the issues with
such a switch, I'm having to abandon those modifications because they simply
aren't going to work like I envisioned.

But, one of the upcoming changes to EWB is pluggable dataset engines, so
that will alleviate the issue since the engines will be in DLLs and can be
compiled as EDB Unicode or EDB ANSI.

If you have any other questions, please let me know.

Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com

Tim,

> Yes, this is still waiting on the Unicode <-> ANSI property switch in
> EDB. However, after about 2 months of trying to iron out all of the
> issues with such a switch, I'm having to abandon those modifications
> because they simply aren't going to work like I envisioned.

OK, since I would need a switch also for my webserver, I'll make a
virtue of necessity and migrate all my databases to UNICODE.

I just tested that with a big database - no big problems.

And the only changes in the Delphi code would be to replace TStringField
by TWideStringField and to adjust some eventhandlers of EDB that use
AnsiString.

Regards Uli