Re: [Firebird-odbc-devel] Safe thread?

[Jorge A. B. <li...@da...>]

  It's very simple: ODBC driver does what fbclient doesn't. You develop 
multi-thread apps (meaning "one connect by thread", not "one connection, 
multiple threads using same connection)? Check the box "safe thread". 
You dont? Dont check that box.

Regards.

El 16/09/2010 13:22, Kjell Rilbe escribió:
> Thanks Jorge, but I'm sorry to say that your reply didn't tell me anything.
>
> In what way does the option affect the behavior of the ODBC driver?
> What, exactly, can be done in the "on" mode that can't be done in the
> "off" mode? And vice versa? What are the pros and cons of each mode?
>
> I know very weel what threading is about and how you write threaded
> apps. I just don't know how this option affects the ODBC driver. I need
> to know that, to be able to use it correctly in case I want to use
> threads in my apps.
>
> Thanks,
> Kjell
>
> Jorge Andrés Brugger skriver:
>>     It´s for multi-thread apps, like Clarion ones, because fbclient is not
>> thread-safe (until FB 2.1, I think F 2.5 fbclient is thread-safe)
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> El 02/09/2010 8:20, Kjell Rilbe escribió:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> What does the ODBC data source configuration option "safe thread" mean?
>>> It's a checkbox down to the left.
>>>
>>> I can't see that it's documented in the online help.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Kjell
>>>
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