Re: [Firebird-test] Catching up on postings

[reed m. <rf...@cr...>]

"Leyne, Sean" wrote:
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> Ah, there's your problem!  You're using InterClient! <grin>
> 
> The only problem I have with your points above is that the initial focus
> is on testing the engine functionality.
> 
> Using any data access layer (jdbc, odbc, IBO...) introduces into the
> testing scheme possible 'artifacts'/errors related to the data access
> layer and not engine functionality.
> 
Mot only that, it makes it impossible to test functionality which
is not exposed by your particular access layer(s).

> The current ISQL approach virtually eliminated these type of errors,
> saving testers from hunting down these 'false positive' results.
> Furthermore, when it comes to diagnosing anomolies in data results, ISQL
> has been used as the "gold standard" for determining whether a problem
> is engine or data access layer related.
> 
Emm, actually, embedded GDML (i.e. GPRE) is the gold standard.
isql only lets you test DSQL. 

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