Ingres 9.2 Migration Guide - Actian

Connectivity EnhancementsJDBC EnhancementsThe following JDBC enhancements ease application migration andperformance:• The Ingres JDBC driver supports the Java 2 Platform Standard Edition 5.0(J2SE 5.0) specification, excluding RowSets.• The JDBC cursor default is changed to CURSOR=READONLY. This cursormode setting typically generates improved JDBC performance, especiallyfor selects returning many rows. A configuration parameter lets you retainthe old default, if preferred.• The JDBC ParameterMetaData interface, which is related to the DESCRIBEINPUT functionality in the DBMS, is supported.• Enhanced support is provided for XA transactions in J2EE environmentsusing the IngresXADataSource.For more information on JDBC, see the Connectivity Guide.Ingres .NET Data Provider 2.0The Ingres .NET Data Provider is enhanced to support the Microsoft .NET 2.0Framework and MS Visual Studio 2005.The Ingres .NET Data Provider 2.0 takes advantage of the .NET 2.0 featuresfor greater usability, interoperability, and flexibility of Ingres data access in aMicrosoft .NET environment. It supports the new base classes introduced intothe data provider class hierarchy by Microsoft. For Visual Studio 2005, the dataprovider supports the new Server Explorer window, making it easier to managedata source definitions.For more information, see the Connectivity Guide.Note: The new Ingres.Client assembly of Ingres2006 Release 2 replaces theold Ca.Ingres.Client assembly of Ingres2006. Old applications that want to usethe new Ingres.Client assembly require source application changes.PHP 5 SupportThe Ingres PHP driver is updated to support the features of PHP 5.For more information, see the download page of the Ingres web site.Features Introduced in Ingres 2006 Release 2 161