OT: Filemaker 8

[Kenneth Brody]

(Improper quoting corrected.)

> > > 4. ODBC with read and write capabilities,
> > [...]
> >
> > This is not the first time I've heard someone say this.  Given that
> > the ODBC functionality in filePro has always been read/write, what
> > is it that has given you the impression that it's read-only?
>
> What gave ME that impression was calling up fpTech's sales people last
> year and asking.  I was told that no, you cannot use an ODBC connection
> to write to filePro records.  What's the point of having it if you can't
> use it to write to your data?  I mean, the fpCGI can, why not the ODBC?

Either they misunderstood the question, or you misunderstood the answer.

fileProODBC is, and always has been, read/write.  However, it is client
side only, and not an ODBC server.  In other words, filePro can connect
to ODBC servers, but ODBC clients cannot connect to filePro.

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