Re: [HACKERS] Forms package and other companion software.

At 18:03 Uhr +0200 09.06.1997, Hal Snyder wrote:


> On Fri, 6 Jun 1997 23:01:02 -0400 (EDT), David Friend
> <dfriend@atlsci.atlsci.com> wrote:
>
> >... As PostgreSQL is growing, we are starting to get secondary projects
> >springing up like the Java API's, etc. that are not part of the
> >current PostgreSQL distribution.
>
> >I think that we should actively consider bundling the offerings of other
> >PostgreSQL related projects either inside the distribution or outside it
> >but available from the same directory tree.  I am thinking of software
> >like the following:
> >   - I believe there is a group developing an ODBC driver for PostgreSQL.
> >     Since this is actively being developed by another group, this
> >     should be "bundled" outside of our distribution.
> >   - If an API (or something like this forms package) is no longer being
> >     actively developed, it is not too large and we can get permission to
> >     include it in our package under a copyright that is not incompatable
> >     with the one we use then it should probably be bundled inside.
> >   - If a package dependant on PostgreSQL is developed (i.e. an
> >     example setup of using PostgreSQL with web pages, or the
> >     time sheet program I am writing) it should be "bundled" outside.
>
> 1.  There is a very nice start on a generic PostgreSQL CGI Perl forms
> tool at
>   http://www.cis-computer.com/dbengine/
> Not sure if the author is actively working on this project any more - if
> not, it has been my plan to tune the program to 6.1 as time allows.


Currently I don't have the time to improve dbengine, but it should work
with 6.1    - unless the internal field specs have been changed...

However - for the future I definetely want to improve the tool, although I
didn't get any suggestions so far and therefore will have to stick with my
very own ideas.

I'd be glad if dbengine would become part of either a PostgesSQL
distribution or  a related tools section in the directory tree.
CPAN - The official Perl related ftp servers are a really useful archive.
It might be a good idea to look at this as a template.



Ingo


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