libDatabase 2 testers

[Trevor DeVore]

I'm to the point with libDatabase version 2 that I could use some  
testers.  libDatabase is a database abstraction library built on top  
of revdb and the Valentina XCMD.  It allows you to interact with your  
database using arrays (fetches, inserts and updates) and hides all db  
cursor management.

You can read about the current version at <http://mangomultimedia.com/ 
developer/revolution/libDatabase_article.html>.

This version adds a number a couple of things:

1) Support for converting from one database to another.  For example,  
one call creates a SQLite or Valentina database from your MySQL db.
2) Supports binary data using binding in revdb (prefix field names  
with *b)
3) Supports "mapping" of encodings.  The library can optionally map  
mac to iso, utf8 to utf16, ansi to utf16 and ansi to ut8 when  
fetching/updating/adding records.
4) There are functions for "translating" between different sql  
dialects (Thanks to Len Morgan for the idea).  Currently there are  
functions for translating create and insert statements.

So far the library has been tested with MysQL, SQLite and Valentina.   
Right now there is support for converting from MySQL to SQLite or  
Valentina but the framework is in place to support any type of  
conversions that one would care to code.

There have been a lot of changes under the hood so I'm looking for  
anyone interested in testing the library out and providing any  
feedback.  If you use PostgreSQL and would like to test things out  
then we should be able to get PostgreSQL working with the database  
conversion functions as well.

Anyhow, if you are interested then drop me a line off-list.


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Trevor DeVore
Blue Mango Multimedia
trevor at mangomultimedia.com