Hi Nicolas, Please see my updated patch. On Sun, Jun 12, 2016 at 6:37 PM Xi Shen wrote: > Hi Nicolas, > > So I will: > > - add "org-babel-sql-convert-filename", so another name...I am thinking > - remove `msosql` support. I am been playing with the options for a while, > and I could not find a way the make osql output the same format as sqlcmd > > > Thanks, > David > > > On Sun, Jun 12, 2016 at 10:12 AM Xi Shen wrote: > >> Yes, I think it is better to let upstream function to resolve the path >> for org-mode. >> >> But I have never contacted Emacs developers before. Should I go through >> the bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org mail list? Or there's a more effective channel? >> >> >> On Sat, Jun 11, 2016 at 4:41 PM Nicolas Goaziou >> wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> Xi Shen writes: >>> >>> > According to >>> > >>> https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/elisp/Standard-File-Names.html >>> , >>> > the `convert-standard-filename` works for *nix and MS-DOS, but not >>> Cygwin >>> > environment. And I tested, it does not work. For the prefix, please >>> advice >>> > me a better one. Maybe we should path this function first? How can I >>> > patch/update a Emacs native function? >>> >>> Since there is no module in Emacs, you need to prefix functions and >>> variables according to the package, or, even better, the library they >>> belong to. >>> >>> Hence, functions and variables in "ob-sql.el" are prefixed with >>> "org-babel-sql-". >>> >>> Do you mind discussing it upstream on emacs-devel ML first? I don't >>> think this kind of function belongs to Org. If upstream has no >>> equivalent and doesn't want to add one, we might consider adding it to >>> the library. >>> >>> WDYT? >>> >>> >> > The `osql` command line tool was last updated in 2004, >>> >> > https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa214012(v=sql.80).aspx >>> , >>> >> > and could not output the query result in a way that morden >>> >> > `org-table.el` expects. The `sqlcmd` is the preferred command line >>> >> > tool to connect the Microsoft SQL Server and it also has a Linux >>> >> > version, >>> >> > https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh568447(v=sql.110).aspx. >>> >> >>> >> Would it make sense to remove the msosql support then? >>> >> >>> > Yes, but I am also thinking about backward compatibility. Do you want >>> > me to create a patch to remove `msosql` support? >>> >>> AFAIU, according to your comment, "osql" output is barely usable. If you >>> think it is still usable and even used by some users, then I do not mind >>> keeping it. I just wanted to be sure we're not keeping something that is >>> not reasonable to keep. >>> >>> >> #'identity >>> >> >>> >> >>> >>> OK, but what's the difference? Care to give me a short lesson? >>> >>>Thanks! >>> >>> Not much difference, hence the "nitpick" tag. >>> >>> 'identity is a generic symbol, #'identity clearly indicates we (the >>> user, the compiler) are interested in the symbol function cell. >>> >>> In this case, it is obvious, but it is not always the case in other >>> parts of the code base, and more consistency in the right direction >>> doesn't hurt. >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> -- >>> Nicolas Goaziou >>> >>> >> >> Thanks, >> David >> >> -- >> >> Thanks, >> David S. >> > -- > > Thanks, > David S. > -- Thanks, David S.