Re: Want to use fast forward cursors (SQL_CO_FFO) and MARS

> 
> > 
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > I had a little review of our code and found a unique "FIXME" 
> > to resolve:
> > 
> > /* FIXME!
> >      } else {                    / * Use fast forward cursor * /
> >          r = SQLSetStmtAttr(st->stmtHandle, 
> > SQL_SOPT_SS_CURSOR_OPTIONS,
> >                             (SQLPOINTER) SQL_CO_FFO, 
> SQL_IS_UINTEGER);
> >          if (!SQL_SUCCEEDED(r)) {
> >              DBGMSG(1, "Could not set SQL_SOPT_SS_CURSOR_OPTIONS");
> >              return -1;
> >          }
> > */
> > 
> > With the native SQL Server ODBC drivers (SNAC and MDAC), this option
> > can be used from the odbcss.h header.
> > 
> > Are there any plans to support this?
> > 
> > BTW: What about MARS (Multiple Active Result Sets)?
> > 
> > Thanks a lot!
> > Seb
> 
> Currently there is no plan. However there are some things that we need
> to address. ODBC has mainly ABI compatibility for constants. 
> That is the
> same constant has the same value on all platforms. Constants 
> defined in
> odbcss.h are not (correctly) in standard headers so we must 
> define these
> constants in some way. Where to define these constants? 
> Should we create
> a tdsodbcss.h header?? Or should we install it as odbcss.h?? Should we
> install this header or not?? I think that these constant should be
> defined when tdsodbc.h is included (this not means that these 
> constants
> have to be defined in tdsodbc.h!) so c source files won't change.
> 

Solved

> And back to fast forward cursors, when is it possible to set fast
> cursors? Only after setting some types of cursors? Does setting fast
> cursors can change cursor type? Setting fast forward cursors 
> is just an
> advise that is used only with some cursors type (that is you 
> can set for
> all cursor types but used only on some values) or setting 
> with improper
> cursor type give error/warning ?? And what happen if we try to move
> cursor position on a read-only forward only cursor (this 
> apply not only
> to fast forward) ?? I think all these questions should we 
> answered with
> a test.
> 

It's just an advise, it doesn't give any error, is used if cursors are
enabled.

freddy77