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authorJames FitzGibbon <jfitz@FreeBSD.org>1996-10-23 23:52:52 +0000
committerJames FitzGibbon <jfitz@FreeBSD.org>1996-10-23 23:52:52 +0000
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parentImport of perl5 module for access to libz functions. (diff)
Import of module for generic access to databases in perl5.
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+The DBI interface allows perl programs to use DBD (Database Definition)
+drivers with a common set of routines. A program can then (theoretically)
+change from using mSQL to Oracle (for example) without changing the entire
+program around.
+
+This DBI interface is not yet fully specified. The current development
+work is focused on writing drivers, such as DBD::Oracle, which also
+implement emulations of old perl4 database interfaces, e.g., oraperl.
+This strategy enables the DBI and drivers to serve a useful purpose
+whilst allowing the real interface to evolve with experience behind the
+emulation interface.