DBD-Pg is the most troublesome piece of the puzzle. However at this stage
I cannot abonded it unless I rewrite the whole backend.
A new version will probably come out in November.
Dieter Simader http://www.sql-ledger.org (780) 472-8161
DWS Systems Inc. Accounting Software Fax: 478-5281
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On Tue, 2 Oct 2001, csaunders wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> what an intreguing product, whilst i thoroughly enjoyed the product once it
> was installed, the installation process was a trial-by-fire! we have had
> PostgreSQL installed for about 12 months, and perl too, and getting DBI
> installed was a no brainer with MCPAN.
>
> however getting DBD:Pg to install took me over 4 hours, mostly due to the
> fact that i had to hunt out what the exact variables should be , and then
> determine why the test script wouldn't work (it couldn't log on because it
> couldn't determine the postgres user and pwd for some reason so i ended up
> setting the POSTGRES_USERNAME and POSTGRES_PASSWORD in the environment). My
> background is not perl (half the problem!), however I am a reasonably
> experienced SCO admin and INFORMIX dba and I believe that unless the
> installation procedure went perfectly it would be an impossible ride for a
> less technically minded user.
>
> I appreciate that nobody in this list may be the maintainers for DBD:Pg but
> judging by the user postings I am not the only person to have these similar
> install problems with the DBD:Pg module. It would be a shame to have the
> difficult install problems of DBD:Pg reflect on sql-ledger (unless of
> course the install problems all reflect my lack of knowledge and are not
> indicative of the typical user!!!)
>
> however the features list is impressive!
>
> questions:
>
> 1) is there any documentation at all, whether technical or user orientated?
> 2) is there an ERD or similar? i am keen to consider porting our data from
> our current package into SQL ledger to test its functionality
> 3) I assume because its all PERL that i have all the source, is there any
> docs on how the mods fit together so i can consider customisation? in
> particular i am keen to add reports etc
> 4) I suspect i will want to add fields to tables etc, will i wreck the
> current scripts or can they cope with more fields than was originally
> planned?
> 5) for these extra fields, how easy is it to modify the data entry forms to
> accomodate the extra fields?
> 6) the up and comming features look neat, can i get rough ideas on the
> timelines for them to be implemented or when the next version ETA is?
>
> sorry for the heaps of questions, i appreciate they may not be all easy to
> answer!
>
> ta
> cs
>
>
>
> Kind Regards
>
> Colin Saunders
> Director
> DataByte Software Ltd
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