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Revision history for Perl extension dbMan

0.22 <20020922> last development release
	- extension DeviceOutput innovation - output_device | and > supported
	- extension DeviceOutput innovation - known_actions
	- extension Descrie innovation - known_actions
	- extension DescribePg innovation - known_actions
	- extension Connections innovation - known_actions
	- extension CmdTransaction innovation - known_actions
	- extension CmdStandardSQL innovation - known_actions
	- extension CmdShowTables innovation - known_actions
	- extension HelpCommands innovation - bugfixed known_actions
	- extension OracleSQL innovation - known_actions
	- extension CmdShowErrors innovation - known_actions
	- extension CmdPager innovation - known_actions
	- extension CmdOutputToFile innovation - known_actions
	- extension CmdLongSQL innovation - known_actions
	- extension CmdInputCSV innovation - known_actions
	- extension CmdHistory innovation - known_actions
	- extension StandardSQL innovation - known_actions
	- extension DescribeCompleteOracle innovation - known_actions
	- extension CmdExtensions innovation - known_actions
	- extension EditObjects innovation - known_actions

0.21 <20020922> last stable release
	- extension TrimCmd innovation - known_actions
	- extension LineComplete innovation - known_actions
	- extension CmdDescribe innovation - known_actions
	- extension CmdConnections innovation - known_actions
	- extension CmdClear innovation - known_actions
	- extension CmdInputFile innovation - known_actions
	- extension CmdSetBenchmark innovation - known_actions
	- extension HelpCommands innovation - known_actions
	- extension CmdHelp innovation - known_actions
	- extension CmdSQLHelp innovation - known_actions
	- extension CmdSetOutputFormat innovation - known_actions
	- extension CmdAuthors innovation - known_actions
	- extension Quit innovation - known_actions
	- extension Clear innovation - known_actions
	- extension BenchmarkStart innovation - known_actions
	- extension Output innovation - known_actions
	- extension AutoSQL innovation - known_actions
	- extension Authors innovation - known_actions
	- extension SQLResultPreprocess innovation - known_actions
	- extension EditFallback innovation - known_actions
	- extension ShowTables innovation - known_actions
	- dbMan core known_actions() support
	- dbMan::Extension innovation - known_actions selector
	- extension CmdSetTracing - start/stop tracing extensions
	- dbMan core tracing feature
	- extension Extensions innovation - bugfixed re-requiring modules
	- extension Authors innovation - new authors registration
	- extension HelpCommands innovation - version showing
	- dbMan core bugfixes in candidates matching - re-requiring modules
	- extension SQLOutputNULL innovation - bugfixed (prirority 0 => 20)
	- extension SQLOracleOutput - dbms_output_get
	- extension OracleSQL innovation - dbms_output_enable
	- extension CmdHelp innovation - SHOW VERSION

0.20 <20020902> promoted as stable
	- extension CmdStandardSQL innovation - analyze SQL command
	- extension CmdShowTables innovation - empty args => ^
	- extension StandardSQL innovation - explain plain case-insensitive
	- dbMan::DBI innovation - auto_login yes|no (bug with always yes :()
	- extension CmdLongSQL innovation - clearing buffer between \l
	- dbMan::Interface innovation - no experimental release message now
	- change in LICENSE - blocking militaristic country

0.19 <20020611>
	- extension SQLHelp
	- extension CmdSQLHelp - add support for \h
	- extension Help innovation
	- extension CmdHelp innovation - add support for context help
	- extension Extensions innovation - correct $/ bug
	- extension Clear
	- extension CmdClear - clear screen
	- extension TrimCmd innovation - preference 4000 -> 5000
	- extension CmdLongSQL - for long sql commands (\l, \g)
	- extension InputCSV innovation - czech CSV support
	- merge changefiles and credits with old branch
	- tests (core/dbi/line), TEST flag in start() loop
	- dbMan::Interface::cmdline - clearing history in readline
	- dbMan::Interface::tkgui innovation - history tests
	- dbMan::Interface innovation - clearing history
	- extension History innovation - clearing history

0.18 <20020520>
	- dbMan::DBI innovation - longreadlen()
	- extension EditOracle innovation - support long source and views
	- extension StandardSQL innovation - longreadlen support

0.17 <20020329>
	- dbMan::Inteface::cmdline innovation - also work w/Term::ReadLine::Gnu
	- extension OracleSQL innovation - autocomplete FUNCTIONS, PACKAGES
	- extension CmdSetOutputFormat innovation
	- extension CmdSetBenchmark - benchmarking support (and HiRes of course)
	- extension BenchmarkStart
	- extension BenchmarkStop
	- extension CmdStandardSQL innovation - better INSERT support
	- dbMan::Extension innovation
	- extension SQLOutputOldTable - oldtable, sqlplus and records out form
	- extension CmdConnections innovation - reopen support
	- extension Connections innovation
	- extension Transaction innovation - correcting prompt
	- extension StandardSQL innovation - higher priority, explain plan
	- extension SQLResultPreprocess - displaying nondisplay values
	- extension Quit innovation

0.16 <20020329>
	- extension CmdShowTables innovation - RE filter
	- extension ShowTables innovation
	- extension ShowTablesOracle innovation
	- dbMan innovation
	- dbMan::Interface::cmdline innovation - line completation
	- extension LineComplete
	- extension CmdAuthors innovation
	- extension CmdConnections innovation
	- dbMan::DBI innovation
	- extension CmdHelp innovation
	- extension CmdExtension innovation
	- extension Quit innovation
	- extension CmdHistory innovation
	- extension CmdDescribe innovation
	- extension Describe innovation
	- dbMan::Interface innovation
	- extension CmdInputCSV innovation
	- extension CmdInputFile innovation
	- extension CmdOutputToFile innovation
	- extension CmdPager innovation
	- extension CmdSetOutputFormat innovation
	- extension CmdShowErrors innovation
	- extension CmdTransaction innovation
	- extension CmdEditObjects innovation
	- extension EditObjectsOracle innovation
	- extension DescribeCompleteOracle
	- extension StandardSQL innovation
	- extension CmdStandardSQL innovation
	- extension OracleSQL innovation
	- dbMan::Interface::tkgui - Tk interface
	- xdbman script
	- extension Fallback innovation
	- dbMan::History innovation

0.15 <20020129>
	- dbMan::DBI innovation
	- extension CmdEditObjects
	- extension EditObjects
	- extension EditFallback
	- extension EditObjectsOracle
	- extension CmdShowErrors
	- extension EditOracle
	- extension OracleSQL innovation

0.14 <20020124>
	- dbMan::DBI innovation
	- extension OracleSQL
	- extension SQLShowResult innovation
	- extension ShowTablesOracle
	- extension CmdStandardSQL innovation
	- extension CmdInputLine innovation
	- extension CmdInputCSV
	- extension Describe innovation
	- extension StandardSQL innovation
	- extension InputCSV

0.13 <20020120>
	- dbMan innovation
	- dbMan::Config innovation
	- dbMan::DBI
	- dbMan::MemPool
	- extension Fallback innovation
	- extension Quit innovation
	- extension Connections
	- extension CmdConnections
	- extension TrimCmd
	- extension Extensions
	- extension CmdExtensions
	- extension CmdHelp
	- extension HelpCommands
	- extension CmdAuthors
	- extension Authors
	- extension CmdStandardSQL
	- extension StandardSQL
	- extension SQLShowResult
	- extension Output
	- extension CmdOutputToFile
	- extension DeviceOutput
	- extension CmdShowTables
	- extension ShowTables
	- extension CmdTransaction
	- extension Transaction
	- extension CmdInputFile
	- extension InputFile
	- extension SQLOutputTable
	- extension SQLOutputPlain
	- extension SQLOutputHTML
	- extension SQLOutputNULL
	- extension AutoSQL
	- extension CmdDescribe
	- extension Describe
	- extension DescribePg
	- extension CmdHistory
	- extension History
	- extension CmdPager
	- extension OutputPager
	- module list

0.12 <20020117>
	- first new rewritten release
	- extension Fallback
	- extension Quit

0.11 <20000614>	last release from old branch (now at http://dbman.linux.cz/)
	- nDBD::Oracle 'describe' support for schema (describe schema.table)
	- multiline \l and \g system (useful in command line debugging query)
	- bind buffer - \bq, \bp, \gb
	- German translation from Christian Schulz
	- dbman-le correction
	- FAQ for DBD::CSV and DBD::XBase and experience with CSV in FAQ
	- new macro style emacro (emacro num def) where num args are changed
		instead of $variables (FAQ example)

0.10 <20000228>
	- dbMan online proxying system
	- dbMan online my/local $q bug (destroying connection to database)
	- dbMan online Browse application
	- nDBI ndbi_tables - alternative with func('_ListTables')
	- nDBI connect eval wrapper
	- $DEFAULT_DIR situated about 3 lines from the top of each file
	- dbman-* programs dbManLang support
	- xdbish DSN startup emulation
	- Table Designer development started
	- Artistic License (optional license)
	- Deutch language support (started translating)
	- dbman-le-default
	- splash screen
	- CPAN installation support

0.09 <19991229>
	- nonTk testing messages disappear	
	- 'dba_tab_columns' bug fixed (Adrian's bugreport)
	- underline characters in menu item by English version
	- \lt internal command corrected
	- new manual (chapter about basic use, menus and internal commands)
	- some changes in documentation, new server dbman.linux.cz
	- what's new document
	- dbMan SQL Server - starting of evolution
	- fetchall_arrayref changed to fetchrow_array cycles (speedy :))
	- \b (something other than select or describe) try show table
	- dbMan online
	- dbMan online SQL monitor
	- list of tables small bugs (show unknown table etc.) - Ada's bugrep.
	- Lt Lindley's patch for $ORIG_0 finding through FindBin
	- dbMan language editor
	- contribute program - language support

0.08 <19990618>
	- Balloon support disappear (unstable thing)
	- correct bug in drop|etc. commands
	- correct NULL output in table format
	- new structure of CREDITS file
	- Table manager supports schemas
	- view folder icon
	- database icon
	- new design of folder and open folder icon for Table Manager
	- new tag 'import quick', new shortcut \iq
	- quick import of SQL files (Kostik's point)
	- new tag 'output_len_warn'
	- quit etc. don't show output_len_warn window
	- import of newline character corrected
	- dbMan logo
	- make-dist programs
	- checksums, testing checksums
	- website
	- logo I use dbMan!
	- manual
	- RPM distribution
	- unproportional font for czdbman
	- nDBD::Oracle ORA-00907: missing right parenthesis bug corrected
	- and of course other "describe" nDBD::Oracle bugs
	- filters in list of tables
	- refresh in list of tables
	- unselect in list of tables
	- empty null showing (optional) - Petr's point
	- tag 'empty_null yes', shortcut \en
	- Tk is not needed when command line interface is used

0.07 <19990524>
	- correct nDBI autoload bug (parameters for ndbd_)
	- nDBD with ndbd_describe support
	- nDBD::Pg ndbd_describe implementation	
	- "describe" SQL query wrapper for command line
	- SQL compatible transaction commands
	- tag 'sql_transaction'
	- regexp macros :)
	- trivial nDBD:: Sponge, ADO, NullP, ExampleP, XBase, Sybase, Solid,
	                 QBase, pNET, ODBC, NET, Ingres, Informix, Informix4,
			 Illustra, Fulcrum, Adabas, CSV, DB2, FreeTDS (MS SQL)
      	 	 	 and mSQL
	- option '-l' to start command line shell variant of interface
	- option '-s' to start SLang based variant of interface
	- option '-c' to start Curses based variant of interface
	- correct showing '\!' in internal help
	- new shortcut '\ew' to clear SQL output window
	- new shortcut '\db' to prevent buffering (and tag 'buffer')
	- menu item for prevent buffering (single query window)
	- new shortcut '\ec' to edit configuration
	- new shortcut '\sc' to save configuration
	- new shortcut '\fa' to freeze authentification
	- new shortcut '\fap' to freeze authentification with password
	- executing shells and configuration editor only via system in command
	  line mode
	- new comand line help (-h) and version info (-v)
	- quiet mode implicit for command line
	- command line intro
	- endline backslash (\) means continue on next line in command line
	- Term::Readline support for history
	- /pattern searching query history, / again (Ctrl+/ hotkey)
	- DBMAN_LIB environment variable for specifying "nDBD etc." directory
	- nDBD function ndbd_create_table for generate CREATE TABLE definition 
	  string
	- nDBD::Pg ndbd_create_table implementation
	- shortcut \ex to export tables
	- command 'eval' for Perl evaluating in wrapper dbManEval mode
	- interface do_sql, sql_select a execute in dbManEval
	- eval output redirected to output window/buffer
	- 'about', 'version' and 'author' keywords
	- show version after start
	- command line option '-e' for executing SQL queries
	- nDBI 0.0.3 interface for proxying to dbman-proxy
	- 'ndbi_proxy', 'proxy_host' and 'proxy_port' tags
	- login_sql only if auth passed
	- auto proxy login
	- proxy switch in Remote connection
	- spaces at the end of lines in output buffer removed (Petr's point)
	- 'maxchilds' tag for dbman-proxy (maximum forked childs)
	- in process list you can see name of host (for sessions)
	- dbman-proxy '-i' and '-p' command line option for selecting host 
	  and port
	- SQL output rows counting (Petr's point)
	- new tag 'counting', new shortcut '\co' for the same thing
	- dbman-bug bug reporting program
	- Control-Space and '\es' shortcut to edit SQL query in editor
	- new tag 'external_editor' and menu item for selecting editor
	- internal editor (default for editing SQL queries)
	- command line interface for authentizating via nDBI proxy
	- correct bug with visible passwords in command line mode
	- searching in list of tables window
	- plugPgSql ... vacuum command, list of databases, system tables list
	- plugOracle ... Select schema dialog
	- separator function to Plugin
	- mirror list in MIRRORS
	- nDBD::Oracle 0.0.2 with ndbd_create_table and ndbd_describe
	- tag 'warning_before', shortcut \wb
	- danger SQL query (update, drop, delete, vacuum, shutdown, truncate)
	  can be commited via dialogbox (option if Config menu)
	- Storable bug fixing - error message Magic number checking...
	- Storable is not required in non-proxy mode now
	- Table manager - view hasn't fields and mustn't be displayed
	- fatal errors in execute SQL queries wrapper and reporter
	- tag 'format plain' and shortcut \fp
	- plain format output
	- \r bug in output corrected
	- summary information, tag 'summary', shortcut \si
	- in command line mode you can type '' represent empty string in auth.
	- nDBI/nDBD login_string functions
	- command line auth. history buffer clear
	- db drivers in history buffer in command line auth. driver field
	- nDBI::Statement 0.0.2 (mysql {hash variables} add)
	- DBD::mysql bug ($sth->{NAME}) fixed
	- select|describe expand to select|describe|show class of output
	- dbman-proxy -d (debugging outputs in Compact mode)
	- nDBD::mysql with ndbd_oid support (search for simple primary key or
	  any unique index)
	- ndbi_tables wrapper for tables (from DBI), ndbd_tables bridge
	- nDBD::mysql ndbd_tables implemented
	- proxycall debug
	- NULL values (undef return) show as NULL
	- VERSION -> Changelog
	- shortcut \ip to install plugins

0.06 <19990511>
	- Oracle error in select rowid,* from ... (must be rowid,table.* ...)
	- Manual (I'm happy for this)
	- auto-language selection with english default if language doesn't exist
	- czdbman $* correct (for command line arguments)
	- nDBD::mysql (only inherited class of nDBD)
	- \. - repeat last SQL query or command
	- \. <number> - repeat <number> of SQL history command
	- shortcut \eh to clear history buffer
	- shortcut \hw to display hitory window
	- shortcut \ph to print history into output window
	- display numbers in history window, history list in output window
	- count of rows function
	- multiline SQL support (Hynek point)
	- select number of rows for SQL multiline
	- new tags 'multiline yes' and 'multiline_count'
	- SQLline take focus after dbMan starts
	- \! command starts commands and input its result to text
	- \! standalone starts xterm (forked) or environment DBMAN_SHELL
	- simple tag 'macro' into configuration file
	- tag 'fields_separators' to change |-+ character
	- edit configuration file in Configuration menu
	- save configuration (font, multiline parameters, filehistory)
	- freeze configuration (authentification) w/wo password into config
	- tag 'login_sql' (Mira's point)
	- tag 'longreadlen' for setup LongReadLen DBI option
	- change current \dt to \lt (separate window with list of tables)
	- new internal command \dt produces list of tables into output window
	- new internal command \cr to count of rows function

0.05 <19990414>
	- \s command - save current query output to file
	- multiple spaces between \command and query
	- \w sends output of query to separate window (standalone)
	- SQL commands help now show option menu with all known commands
	- checkbutton in help for SQL command window to produce help into
	  separate standalone window
	- \w \h, \w \? support
	- \st ... as \s but in '','','','' format
	- history window with history list
	- use output font in browse window
	- upper case in column title in browse window
	- find in browse
	- unlimited items in browse windows (in past max 100.000)
	- nDBI/nDBD implemented
	- nDBD::Pg and nDBD::Oracle support
	- editable browse for single tables
	- changing values in existing fields
	- add new rows to table (active first blank row after table)
	- delete row (pre-version)
	- sort of editable browse by clicking on title bar
	- database connection fail in intro dialog don't terminate program
	- DBD::Proxy support via Remote connection (server e.g. 
			dbiproxy --localport=7777 --mode=single)
	- 'proxy on' tag in config file for initial remote connection
	- for proxy remote connection show all nDBD drivers
	- \e as edit table
	- transaction mode control before table edit and select auto-commit
       		mode in this question	
	- experimental Balloon helps

0.04 <19990403>
	- correct some bugs (from 0.03 and later 0.03b)
	- support for multiline values in output cols (0.03b)
	- adding text to end instead of current position of cursor
	- searching modules in startup directory
	- transaction support (Begin/End-Auto/Commit/Rollback)
	- transaction block highlight
	- permanent visible X scrollbar
	- 1 million character in output window warning and clear window option
		(Kostik's memory feature for Ariadna)
	- SQL help from dbman.help, index and standard Pg SQL commands help text
	- browse select and describe outputs in grids
	- \b command for quick query browsing
	- \f has pattern as arg
	- Help for SQL commands, SQL index and in-line commands (from menu)
	- list of tables, browsing tables, describing tables via SQL commands
	- \dt now start list of tables, \m table manager
	- \d table start describing of table via SQL
	- open database change from \o to \c
	- \o produces output to filename or stdout
	- output to filename also from menu and dialog box
	- correct all -w warnings about modules and uninitialized values
	- import SQL file (include in-line commands e.g. \b select ...)
	- \i alternative for import SQL file
	- export to SQL file from list of tables (not CREATE TABLE)
	- support for many languages via dbManLang.pm
	- added Czech (cz) and English (en) messages and texts
	- you can choose language via LANG or DBMAN_LANG envirnoment variables
	- support for ~ in all filenames
	- support languages in plugins
	- Refresh button in browse
	- czdbman wrapper

0.03 <19990306>
	- fix null font problem at startup 
	- change order of menu Window and Table
	- plugins
	- multiline tags in config file
	- tags 'plugin_dir', 'plugin'
	- initializating messages (Perl, config, DBI, Tk, plugins)
	- Ctrl+C unload plugins
	- command line arg -q to supress init messages
	- query 'manager' change to '\m'
	- support for \q, \? and \h
	- opendb clear window
	- support for \o and \f
	
0.02 <19990305>
	- support Oracle (ending ; bug)
	- *.xbm in the same directory as dbman
	- horizontal scrollbar displayed if needed
	- localhost and port displayed only if Pg driver used
	- different connect string for Pg, Oracle and other dbsys
	- support MySQL describe query tables
	- support exit|quit|logout query
	- help query shows URL to SQL help
	- support \dt|manager query
	- don't need DBD::Pg driver to start dbman
	- show opendb dialog at start
	- command line arguments login@dbname (or only dbname)
	- font selection (e.g. good ISO8859-2 font is 
		-adobe-courier-medium-r-normal-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-2)
	- support for ~/.dbmanrc or $INSTALLDIR/dbmanrc config file
	- tags 'font', 'database', 'login', 'driver', 'host', 'port', 'auth',
		'filehistory', 'history' in config
	- saving history in file, erasing this file
	- find patterns (RE)
	- show table column type in Table Manager
	- import type-table for Pg from dbsys at start
	- support for scale of types in Table Manager (no Pg, ? Oracle)
	
0.01 <19990228>
	- first release