[Oledb-dev] Connection Pooling

[postgresql at bryden.co.za]

> Craig Bryden wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> I am trying to find out if the PostgreSQL OleDB driver supports
>> connection pooling. From the readme with the driver, it does not
>> support the common connection string attributes for pooling (e.g.
>> Pooling=true;Min Pool Size=0; Max Pool Size=60; Connection
>> Lifetime=120).
>
> No, it does not.
>
>> I then assumed that it had some sort of implicit connection pooling,
>> so it tired to connect via ADO .Net. The connection worked and I could
>> execute a query, but the connection was really closed on the database
>> when closing the ADO.Net connection without closing the application.
>> Pooling would have kept it alive for a while.
>
> I guess the only plausible explanation, then, is that it does not
> support pooling :-). Do you have any specs on what pooling should look
> like?
>
>        Shachar
>
>
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> Shachar Shemesh
> Lingnu Open Source Consulting ltd.
> http://www.lingnu.com/
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>

If you need to understand connection pooling, here is a link that explains
connection pooling :http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/C/connection_pool.html

With all due respect, if you are writing a DB driver and you don't
understand connection pooling, then I am a bit worried