Sybtcl - Tcl interface to Sybase database server * * Copyright 1992 Tom Poindexter and U S WEST Enhanced Services, Inc. * * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its * documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted, provided * that the above copyright notice appear in all copies. * Tom Poindexter and U S WEST make no representations about the suitability * of this software for any purpose. It is provided "as is" without express or * implied warranty. By use of this software the user agrees to * indemnify and hold harmless Tom Poindexter and U S WEST from any * claims or liability for loss arising out of such use. * *----------------------------------------------------------------------- * Version 1.0 June, 1992 * Tom Poindexter, Denver Colorado * tpoindex@nyx.cs.du.edu *----------------------------------------------------------------------- * Version 1.1 August, 1992 * Tom Poindexter, Denver Colorado * tpoindex@nyx.cs.du.edu *----------------------------------------------------------------------- * Version 1.2 October, 1992 * Tom Poindexter, Denver Colorado * tpoindex@nyx.cs.du.edu *----------------------------------------------------------------------- * Version 1.3 May, 1993 * Tom Poindexter, Denver Colorado * tpoind@advtech.uswest.com or tpoindex@nyx.cs.du.edu *----------------------------------------------------------------------- * Version 2.0 November, 1993 * Tom Poindexter, Denver Colorado * tpoind@advtech.uswest.com or tpoindex@nyx.cs.du.edu *----------------------------------------------------------------------- * Version 2.1 February, 1994 * Tom Poindexter, Denver Colorado * tpoind@advtech.uswest.com or tpoindex@nyx.cs.du.edu *----------------------------------------------------------------------- * Version 2.11 April, 1994 * Tom Poindexter, Denver Colorado * tpoind@advtech.uswest.com or tpoindex@nyx.cs.du.edu *----------------------------------------------------------------------- * Version 2.2 October, 1994 * Tom Poindexter, Denver Colorado * tpoindex@nyx.cs.du.edu <<>>>>>> I've put sybtcl-2.4.tar.gz on ftp.neosoft.com in /pub/tcl/NEW/sybtcl-2.4.tar.gz The Tcl archive at ftp.neosoft.com is due for reorganization, so the path may have changed. Just keep looking in the tcl area. see the newsgroup comp.lang.tcl for general Tcl discussion and the Tcl Frequently Asked Questions. **Flash** Configure and Makefile have been tweaked to work with Tcl7.6, Tk4.2, and TclX7.6.0b2, as well as the versions listed above. I've built Sybtcl in Sequent PTX 1.3 (System V 3.2), SunOS 4.1.x, Solaris 2.5, and HPUX 9.x/10.x. Other users have reported successful compiles on: SGI Irix IBM AIX DEC OSF/1, DEC Unix SCO Unix (mail to me on a successful port on other platforms; I'll add to this list) SAMPLES Some samples are included using the Extended Tcl tcl(1) and wishx(1) interpreters. In particular, the "wisqlite" (Windowing ISQL) program is a handy replacement for Sybase's Isql in an X11 environment. Also, De Clarke's enhanced wisql is included in ./samples/uco/*. A very nice query tool to give to users who haven't learned SQL. See ./samples/README.samples plus each file's comments and code. MAN PAGE You're in luck! I've written one. OTHER DOCUMENTATION The directory ./doc contains a draft of a chapter I'm writing on Sybtcl for an upcoming book on Tcl extensions, to be published by O'Reilly & Associates spring 1997 (?). BUG REPORTS Comments, suggestions, et.al., should be mailed to me at the above email address, or posted to comp.lang.tcl if general enough nature. Hell, you can even mail to me if you like Sybtcl! Mail bug reports to: tpoindex@nyx.net Please *always* include: -version of Sybtcl -version of Tcl, Tk, and TclX -version of Sybase server and DB-Libary -version of your operating system -compiler used, stock cc or Gcc -samples of SQL or Sybtcl code causing problems -relevant database table definitions, views, procedures SYBTCL WWW PAGE I keep terse, but usually up todate information at: http://www.nyx.net/~tpoindex TCL DATABASE MAILING LIST A mailing list is available for specific discussions about using Tcl with databases, including Oratcl, Sybtcl, etc. Feel free to join and mail to the list. The list is hosted by De Clarke. To subscribe to this list send mail to tcldb-request@ucolick.org and in the body of the message write subscribe To unsubscribe... (well, you get the idea). Please remember to write to tcldb-owner with problems about the list itself, or to postmaster@ucolick.org if you have difficulties getting through to the tcldb-owner address. Please do not send subscribe and unsubscribe messages to the list itself. INSTALLATION Quickie install instructions: ./configure --prefix=/same/prefix/path/as/with/tcl/configure \ --exec-prefix=/same/exec-prefix/path/as/with/tcl/configure \ --enable-shared make make install Didn't work? You'll have to read the INSTALL file. Maybe you should read it anyway. OTHER Try out the Sybtcl C API. It allows your C programs to access Sybase using the Sybtcl model. It's experimental; please mail to me if it works for you, or if you have improvements. See ./sybtcl-capi/* See the file CHANGES for changes in versions of Sybtcl. -finis-