@@ -103,12 +103,12 @@ http://ruby-informix.rubyforge.org/examples.html NULL values can be inserted and are retrieved as +nil+. -BYTE and TEXT are retrieved as Strings, but for supplying them as input -parameters, a StringIO object, or a anyother IO-like object that provides -a #read method must be used. +Any IO-like object that provides a read method, e.g. StringIO or File objects, +can be used to insert data in BYTE or TEXT fields. Data retrieved from +BYTE and TEXT fields are stored in String objects. -Strings can be used in the cases where Informix accepts them for non-character -data types, like DATE, DATETIME, INTERVAL, BOOL, DECIMAL and MONEY +Strings can be used where Informix accepts them for non-character data types, +like DATE, DATETIME, INTERVAL, BOOL, DECIMAL and MONEY == Recommendations @@ -140,7 +140,3 @@ questions directly to my mailbox or the following forums: Ruby/Informix is available under the three-clause BSD license :include: COPYRIGHT - ------------------------------------------ -Gerardo Santana <gerardo.santana gmail> -http://santanatechnotes.blogspot.com README ff7f1658292f19619c0fa6994fd94ebf4c376abe Gerardo Santana gerardo.santana@gmail.com http://github.com/santana/ruby-informix/commit/4a5d39b4efaa3197056dd5a29bb48582d95e409a 4a5d39b4efaa3197056dd5a29bb48582d95e409a 2008-04-19T22:19:22-07:00 2008-04-19T22:19:22-07:00 Clarity. * Paragraph about BYTE and TEXT binding rewritten for clarity. * My name and blog's URL removed 0ffc0f388176ef3240ede9ff7fbd6cc7a3658b05 Gerardo Santana gerardo.santana@gmail.com