Yes, please keep them coming...

Jim

I like one thing, the chance to improve SQL, or maybe (horrors!) introduce QUEL,

SQL is based on relational algebra,

QUEL of Ingre and Postgres fame (and maybe other db's) is...

Heh!!! My first software was in Physics, I was trying to aim for a payload specialist spot on the Shuttle.

It was to calculate the charge of the electron using...

Hello! A wee bit of history, MySQL sometimes is used on a basis of "grab that web data, if they forgot the time do it anyhow!".

So, you may have...

in the past, we (about 15 years ago) got a VMS odbc driver for ingres from openlink software.

now, i'm *sure* that there are better products out there. these guys...

wow... you've been digging!!!

our version is 5.1.46-sp1 Enterprise,

fooey.. wish I could have helped more.. I've done ms connects to mysql before, but before this job, never ms-sql-server..

will keep...

hhmm... not knowing the details of that connection, (I'm lead mysql, 2nd string ms-sql, and fellow who wipes down the desk of the Oracle fellows)

in my experience, i'd try:

a new...

hhm.. what's the client version, and the odbc driver version?

(by client, the pgm that tested the connection, like the mysql command at the dos prompt, or, workbench, or...

hhmm... rumble ruminate....

what versions of MySQL, and what versions of the odbc driver?

I've seen STRANGE cases where upgrading a 0.001 version helped..

hhmm.. I'm a MS-SQL *AND* MySQL admin...

can you connect via any "mysql" method to the MySQL db? (Like, mysql workbench, mysql command line client, or so...

Well, I run BOTH MySQL and SQL Server, so here goes... For MySQL, i'd ask around around on the

http://forums.mysql.com/ (They are still active, and supported by Oracle)...