ODBC Suport

trinode

Could you tell me if fastreport.net supports ODBC or is there a plugin for it?

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AlexTZ

Hello,

There is no ODBC support now; we will implement it later.

trinode

ok, would you mind looking at it as soon as you can?

The reason I ask is that any software the uses mysql connector .net should be open source (connector.net is GPL *NOT* LGPL),
or have a commercial usage license (and that costs a fair bit of money).

To avoid needing to link to mysql software, you can use ODBC as it is not dependant on mysql, it's a universal interface that can use
mysql if the end user chooses to, the software will be completely independant of mysql, meaning I won't legally have to release the source code of my application.

Thanks,

- Anthony

trinode

I've been looking at the mysql plugin and I don't think it'll be much different...

using system.data.odbc; ...
MySqlConnectionStringBuilder = ODBCConnectionStringBuilder
MySqlConnection = ODBCConnection

maybe it's just a simple change?

AlexTZ

I'll start to implement it in the next week. I will let you know when I finish.

AlexTZ

Hello,

ODBC support will be available in the next daily build (1.2.13).

trinode

Very fast work! Thanks for this!

Are the daily builds automated, if so, what time are they available? I look forward to trying it out.

Thanks,

Anthony

AlexTZ

yes, it's automated process. The new build will be available in midnight (GMT+3).