dbmstools 0.4.0 released

Version 0.4.0 of dbmstools is now available.

dbmstools is a set of utilities for software developers who work with databases. It understands database schemas (tables, sequences, views etc.) and DBMSs (Database Management Systems, e.g. Oracle, Postgres).

dbmstools is mainly intended for application developers who need to support schemas on more than one DBMS, or those who want to migrate a schema (possibly including data) from one DBMS to another. It also generates spiffy documentation for your schema, and makes testing easier, among other things. You can download the new release from http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=165690 , or check out the home page at http://dbmstools.sourceforge.net/ .

This release combines new functionality, enhancements to ease of use, and a few obligatory bug fixes. The most noticeable change is that it is now very much easier to run scripts that connect to databases, via the new dbmsjy wrapper - you no longer need to install Jython, set the classpath for your JDBC driver, or understand JDBC driver classes or URLs.

There are two new tools: dbclear, which TRUNCATEs or DELETEs data in tables, and dbdrop, which DROPs tables, views and sequences. Both of these tools can either do their work directly, or generate scripts to allow later execution. Functionality in deltaddl and db2xml has also been improved.

Enjoy ................. JD