MySQL Bugs: #32974: Replace confusing OPTIONS flags with individual DSN options

Bug #32974	Replace confusing OPTIONS flags with individual DSN options
Submitted:	4 Dec 2007 18:26	Modified:	11 Nov 2009 19:37
Reporter:	Jim Winstead	Email Updates:
Status:	Closed	Impact on me:	None
Category:	Connector / ODBC	Severity:	S4 (Feature request)
Version:	5.2	OS:	Any
Assigned to:		CPU Architecture:	Any
Tags:	DSN, Options

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Description:
The OPTIONS attribute in the DSN is a bunch of bit flags, which are confusing to set manually, and results in magical numbers in application code with explicit SQLDriverConnect() calls.

How to repeat:
Use the OPTIONS attribute.

Suggested fix:
Replace with individual named options. Support OPTIONS for backwards compatibility.

Individual options was added in 5.1.6