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<DIV><SPAN class=643170315-01082007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Joe is
correct about the different configurations. We do not compare performance
between databases.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=643170315-01082007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>The
connection to MS SQL Server on Windows is via ODBC which is how Microsoft says
to do it. This was effective with SQL Server 7 and up. We do tweak our internal
ODBC driver configuration because we can tell that it's SQL
Server.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=643170315-01082007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Bob</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
powerh-l-bounces+bob.deskin=cognos.com@lists.sowder.com
[mailto:powerh-l-bounces+bob.deskin=cognos.com@lists.sowder.com] <B>On Behalf
Of </B>Joe Boyle<BR><B>Sent:</B> July 31, 2007 10:19 PM<BR><B>To:</B> 'Viet
Nguyen'; powerh-l@lists.sowder.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: MSSQL
DB<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=blue size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Is your Oracle on the
PH Unix box, or also on a remote windows box; also, are both connections via
ODBC ? or is one via native connection and the other not etc.... ( I
seem to recall that Cognos claim that MS SQL Server is no longer available via
native connection, but I have a sneaking suspicion that this is not entirely
correct/true )<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=blue size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Either way , I am
sure that Cognos won’t give you a comparative expectation, not least, because
of the enumerable ways that the differing DBs can be
configured.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">
powerh-l-bounces+atla38=dsl.pipex.com@lists.sowder.com
[mailto:powerh-l-bounces+atla38=dsl.pipex.com@lists.sowder.com] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Viet Nguyen<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> 31 July 2007 18:27<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> powerh-l@lists.sowder.com<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> MSSQL DB</SPAN></FONT><SPAN
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Is there anyone out
there using MSSQL DB for their relational database in windows with Powerhouse
in Unix?</SPAN></FONT><SPAN lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I am having a major
speed problem – the Powerhouse codes seem to work many times slower getting
data from MSSQL then from Oracle DB.</SPAN></FONT><SPAN
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Viet.</SPAN></FONT><SPAN
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></FONT><SPAN
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lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">-----Original
Message-----<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B>
powerh-l-bounces+vnguyen=wsboces.org@lists.sowder.com
[mailto:powerh-l-bounces+vnguyen=wsboces.org@lists.sowder.com] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Deskin, Bob<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Tuesday, July 31, 2007 12:02
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> ken@langendock.com;
Daniel Rodríguez<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:</SPAN></B>
powerh-l@lists.sowder.com<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> RE:
Translation</SPAN></FONT><SPAN lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Thanks for your input.
I will mull this over and see what we can do.</SPAN></FONT><SPAN
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Bob</SPAN></FONT><SPAN
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