dbMan

Where can I mail my questions ?

You can mail any questions direct to me or (better) to mailing-list.

Can I use dbMan in commercial project?

Yes. You can use dbMan anywhere, for more information please read GPL license. If you want I can add your project into "Projects which uses dbMan" section in credits :-)

I use RDBMS XYZ. So where do I start create a XYZ version?

If you want to create support for any other database system, you need Perl DBD driver for this system (DBD::XYZ) and nDBD driver. nDBD you can make himself. Read Installation HOWTO for instructions about creating trivial nDBD drivers. And than you can add more functions to nDBD - read manual for details. New or updated nDBD drivers you can mail me and I add it to the distribution of dbMan.

I turn on the SQL history window, but can I use cursor keys to see previous commands?

Yes, you can use up and down cursors to go through history of commands. Only in multiline mode you must use Ctrl+Up and Ctrl+Down keys, because cursors go between rows. Look at details in 5th chapter in manual.

The multi-line SQL editing support is very handy. But it seems like I always have to click on the DO button?

No, in multiline mode you can use Ctrl+Enter key to execute query. Enter is needed to add new line below others. Semicolon on the end of line is optional, but not required. Backslash on the end of all lines are needless. See details in 5th chapter in manual.

Export is quite good, but import is very slow. What can I do?

You can switch to the "quick" import by menu item Database->Quick import of file. Than Import function will be much more faster than now. Internal commands equivalence is \iq.

Is dbMan Y2K ready?

Of course. Since version 0.0.1 dbMan supports any date.

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