>>> Would you recommend DAL for Middleware, if you were using a DOS WIndows and
MAC GUI…..
Err, yes. I use it actually, with Sybase. I had a bad surprise, though: it is
not possible to use multiple DAL cursors when connected to Sybase. Which means
that scripts like this:
procedure aProc()
{
select * from table2;
}
select * from table1;
for each {
call aProc();
}
do not work. This is a pain and cuts about 50% out off the power of DAL. Wish
we were working with Butler 🙂
Apple should be releasing soon a DAL client for Windows along with the ODBC
stuff.
I am a bit worried because I just read in MacWeek that Apple might more or less
nuke its Systems Enterprise Division and most of the products this division is
responsible for, and this includes DAL. Fingers crossed.
I recommend that you also check SequeLink, from Gnosis.
Cheers,
Laurent