Revision history for Perl extension dbMan

0.37 <20050220> last development release

• Makefile.PL - fatal settings for prerequisities disappear
• interface curses - support for menu/compat config directives
• interface curses - TAB complete universal prefix
• History::reverse_search - searching in history
• interface curses - Control-R reverse-i-search
• extension Transaction - operation change
• extension Connections - use create TRANSACTION/change operation

  (Kacer's bug in change connection without change transaction status)

0.36 <20050212>

• extension CmdMacros and MacroWorks - small changes in ^$ macros
• Interface::get_key - change detection for keys
• new interface Curses - base behaviour, menu support, commands history
• Interface::can_pager - is paging allow?
• extension OutputPager - control can_pager on interface
• Interface::clear_screen - clearing screen
• extension Clear - move clearing to Interface object
• extension EditLine - correct work with interface
• Interface::go_away and Interface::come_back for curses
• extension EditOracle - correct work with interface
• extension Quit - menu support
• extension Authors - change menu structure information
• extension HelpCommands - change menu structure information
• Interface::extensions_loaded changed to Interface::rebuild_menu
• extension Extensions - rebuilding menu after (un)loading extension
• extension Extensions - menu support for show extensions (submenus)
• extension HelpCommands - added other HELP actions to menu
• new extenstion CmdSetHorizScrollBars - setting horizontal scrollbar in windows
• Extension::load_ok for stopping initialization of extension
• extension CmdHelp - also support show licence
• Interface::gather_complete - algorithm for get expressions to complete
• interface cmdline - use gather_complete
• extension KeyBindings - choose another file for curses interface
• extension KeyBindings - corrected defining new persistent keys
• Interface::status, Interface::nostatus - for information about working
• extension StandardSQL - status information about executing SQL
• Interface::print_prompt - print information about something need from user
• extension KeyBindings - print_prompt usage
• extension Authors, HelpCommands - infobox
• extension Clear - menu support
• extension CmdSetOutputFormat - menu support
• extension Connections - menu support
• Interface::gui for selecting GUI support
• new extension GuiCreateConnection
• new extension GuiLoadExtension
• extension CmdSetLineNumbers - menu support
• new extensions CmdSetGUI and GUI
• extension CmdSetAllowSystemTables - menu support
• extension CmdSetBenchmark - menu support
• extension CmdSetDBMS - menu support
• extension CmdSetTotalCount - menu support
• core correct known_actions handling
• extension Transaction - menu support
• extension CmdClipboard and Clipboard - menu support
• extension History - menu support
• extension EditLine - menu support
• Interface::curent_line for extracting current line
• extension CmdLongSQL - menu support
• extension MacroWorks - menu support
• extension KeyBindings - menu support
• extension CmdShowErrors - menu support
• new extension GuiInputFile

0.35 <20050209>

• extension CmdMacros - cmdcomplete for undef
• extension MacroWorks - small changes in cmdcomplete (cosmetic)
• new extension CmdKeyBindings - implement commands for key bindings work
• new extenision KeyBindings - implement key bindings defines/work
• Interface::bind_key - specify key bindings
• Interface::get_key - can get key sequence from keyboard
• implement of bind_key in cmdline with readline
• implement of get_key in cmdline with ReadKey
• extension EditObjectsOracle - support for multiple schemas
• extension EditOracle - support for multiple schemas
• extension CmdMacros and MacroWorks - support for ^ as first character in macro name

0.34 <20050209>

• new extension SimpleMacros - add simple macro language feature
• titles in names disappear
• extension CmdHelp - show license command
• extension HelpCommands - license command
• new extension CmdMacros - implement commands for macro work
• new extension MacroWorks - implement macro defines/work

0.33 <20050130>

• extension SQLOutputInsert - PgSQL bug with unknown type_info types
• 2005 to copyright addenum
• license change (now without addenum)
• make README more actual
• extension Authors - new emails of current authors, menu support (Kepi), new author Tomas Klein
• all extensions - new Perl syntax of inheritance and our-variables
• extension Clear - use Term::Screen if available
• extension Transaction - merge two done() subroutines
• extension SQLResultPreprocess - correct compile time bug
• extension DescribeCompleteOracle - bug in non-Oracle completation (TomKlein)
• Interface::extensions_loaded - patch from Kepi for gtkdbman support
• extension HelpCommands - menu support (Kepi)
• extension DescribePg - default value etc. patch (TomKlein)
• extension StandardSQL - some case sensitive things patch (TomKlein)
• extension StandardSQL - WITH select support
• new extension CmdSetAllowSystemTables - allow system tables in completation

0.32 <20040308> promoted as stable

• 2004 to copyright addenum
• little TODO plan changes
• extension SQLOutputCube - OLAP output
• extension StandardSQL - exception around ->{TYPE} fetching (DBD::google problem)
• dbMan core - exception catching bug corrected (stop action cycle needed) (TomMajer)
• dbMan core - deep recursion test simple implementation
• extension EditLine - \e don't reduce multiple spaces to single bug (TomKlein)
• extension Clipboard - NULL bug (copying NULL produce 'NULL') (Alin)
• extension CmdStandardSQL - ALTER complete (Alin)
• extension CmdStandardSQL - TAB complete bug (Ricmond)
• extension Authors - Kepi patch
• Tk change state to "obsolete"
• little license addenum changes

0.31 <20030111>

• extension Authors - number of extensions
• extension AutoSQL - propagate silent_autosql config tag
• dbMan DBI - silent_autosql config tag support
• extension CmdConnections - correct bug with CREATE PERMANENT CONNECTION tab completion
• dbMan core - experimental deep recursion detection algorithm
• extension OracleSQL anti deep recursion set
• extension OutputQuiet - output_quiet => 1 action modifier executor
• DBMAN_TRACE environment variable set default trace level (implicit 0)
• dbMan DBI - load_connection send open and use to action list instead of calling methods
• dbMan DBI - current_connection (config directive) bug corrected
• extension Transaction - cleaning code for obsolete be_quiet()
• extension AutoSQL - cleaning code for obsolete be_quiet()
• extension Connections - error messages on open(), close(), set_current() etc.
• dbMan DBI - be_quiet() obsolete
• dbMan DBI - don't show any information, only return error codes
• extension ShowTables - study RE improvement
• extension CmdStandardSQL - corrected complete bug with multiple select tablenames
• extension CmdShowTables - corrected bug with \dt
• extension CountPost - summarize action output from COUNT iterations
• extension CountPre - interpret action COUNT and COUNTRE
• extension CmdCount - COUNT <table>,... and COUNTRE <re>
• extension StandardSQL - correct error with EXPLAIN PLAN
• dbMan Interface - trace() for trace messages output to STDERR
• license changed (another phrase about military instead last)

0.30 <20030105>

• extension SQLOracleOutput - little code cleanup
• extension StandardSQL - little code cleanup
• dbMan DBI - little code cleanup
• dbMan MemPool - little code cleanup
• extension SQLResultPreprocess - new form of source code (Perl borders :-))
• dbMan core - massive code cleanup
• dbMan core - correcting bugs in searching candidates algorithm
• dbMan core - comments
• dbMan core - new exception-catching mechanism in handle_event()
• dbMan core - new trace system (messages to interface object)
• dbman exe file - comments
• docs - SLT2002 CZ presentation
• docs - man dbman
• docs - TODO plan for next versions
• extension ShowTablesOracle - corrected bug with Ctrl+C

0.29 <20030103>

• extension TotalCount innovation - corrected bug with not ref ARRAY

0.28 <20030101>

• extension StandardSQL innovation - bug with bad field names (mysql)
• extension TotalCount - showing information about total lines and cols
• extension CmdSetTotalCount - set total count on/off
• extension CmdLineNumbers - set line numbering on/off
• extension LineNumbers - auto line numbering
• extension SQLOutputNULL - compilation bug
• extension CmdComments - support for remark, --
• extension CmdStandardSQL innovation - support for /* */

0.27 <20021203>

• extension EditOracle innovation - same
• extension CmdEditObjects innovation - set edit object errors on/off
• extension CmdSetDBMS innovation - server output (with space)
• extension Eval - standard EVAL action handling
• extension CmdEval - eval and system commands
• extension SQLOutputPlain innovation - nullvalues support changed
• extension SQLOutputInsert innovation - nullvalues support changed
• extension SQLOutputNULL innovation - ignoring insert format

0.26 <20021201>

• dbMan testing directives changing
• extension SQLOutputInsert - insert-like SQL command output
• extension SQLOutputPlain innovation - quoting by fieldtypes
• improved TODO list
• extension SQLOutputHTML innovation - deregister format
• extension SQLOutputOldTable innovation - deregister format
• extension SQLShowResult innovation - select format unless format set
• extension SQLOutputPlain innovation - deregister format
• extension SQLOutputTable innovation - deregister format
• dbMan::MemPool innovation - deregister()
• extension Transaction innovation - deregister prompt
• extension Connections innovation - deregister prompt
• extension CmdLongSQL innovation - deregister prompt
• extension CmdClipboard innovation - deregister prompt
• dbMan::Interface innovation - deregister_prompt()
• extension ShowTablesOracle innovation - bug with invalid RE corrected

0.25 <20021001>

• extension CmdFormat - set singleoutput to
• extension EditLine - \e support
• extension CmdEditLine - \e
• extension CmdSetDBMS - set serveroutput on/off
• extension OracleSQL innovation - dbms_output mempool support
• extension CmdClipboard innovation - \unioncopy

0.24 <20020923>

• dbMan::Interface::cmdline innovation - history_add()
• dbMan::Interface innovation - history_add()
• extension CmdLongSQL innovation - long sql one line history
• extension ClipboardInfo - info messages about \copy
• extension Clipboard - clipboard engine
• extension CmdClipboard - \copy, \paste
• extension CmdStandardSQL innovation - execute command

0.23 <20020922>

• extension SQLOutputPlain - self-NULL converting (without "")
• extension SQLOutputNULL - for plain format don't convert NULLs
• extension Format
• extension CmdFormat - \f()
• extension Quit innovation - complete bugfixed
• extension StandardSQL innovation - corrected NULL bug
• extension SQLResultPreprocess innovation - ignore undef values
• extension Transaction innovation - known_actions
• extension SQLShowResult innovation - known_actions
• extension SQLOutputPlain innovation - known_actions
• extension SQLOutputOldTable innovation - known_actions
• extension SQLOutputNULL innovation - known_actions
• extension SQLOutputHTML innovation - known_actions
• extension SQLOracleOutput innovation - known_actions
• extension SQLHelp innovation - known_actions
• extension ShowTableOracle innovation - known_actions
• extension OutputPager innovation - known_actions
• extension InputFile innovation - known_actions
• extension InputCSV innovation - known_actions
• extension History innovation - known_actions
• extension Extensions innovation - sorting show by criteria
• extension CmdExtensions innovation - show extensions by criteria
• extension Extensions innovation - known_actions
• extension EditOracle innovation - known_actions
• extension EditObjects innovation - known_actions
• extension EditObjectsOracle innovation - known_actions

0.22 <20020922>

• 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>

• 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>

• 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> complete rewritten

• 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
• $DEFAULTDIR 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