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            -+|           mSQL library              |+-
              |          version  0.2.4             |
              |                                     |
              |              DATE Ken               |
            -+|       ge6537@i.bekkoame.ne.jp       |+-
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<Whis's this>

mSQL[*1] access library for Ruby[*ruby].


<How to install>

  Specify --with-msql-dir for your environment.
  Maybe --with-msql-dir=/usr/local/Hughes .

  *$ruby extconf.rb --with-msql-dir=<mSQL-install-dir>
  *$make
  *$su              (if need)
  *#make install



<Files>

  *demo/Shakespeare.rb  : Create database of Shakespeare's plays. And output Tragedies plays.
  *doc/en/msql.html     : reference (HTML)
  *doc/en/msql.rd       : reference (RD)
  *exportrd.rb          : export RD data from C source file
  *extconf.rb           : Makefile generator
  *makedoc.rb           : reference generator
  *msql.c               : Msql class, MsqlRes class, MsqlField class and MsqlSequence class
  *readme.en.txt        : this
  *readme.ja.txt        : this in Japanese
  *ruby_msql.h          : header file
  *sample/msqladmin.rb  : msqladmin clone
  *sample/msqldump.rb   : msqldump clone
  *sample/msqlexport.rb : msqlexport clone
  *sample/msqlm.rb      : msql clone
  *site.h.in            : template for site.h


<Developer's environment>

  *Windows98 + SP1
  *Ruby 1.6.1
  *Cygwin 1.1.5
  *cygwin1.dll-20001111
  *Mini SQL Version 2.0.4

  *Solaris 2.6
  *Ruby 1.6.0
  *Mini SQL Version 2.0.11


<Who is>

    DATE Ken (as Itacchi) / ge6537@i.bekkoame.ne.jp

                  belong to
    #    Software Enginnering Lab.   #
    # Department of Conputer Science #
    #          Meiji Univ.           #
    #      date@cs.meiji.ac.jp       #


<Support site> 

  1 Kara Ruby >>> http://www.isc.meiji.ac.jp/~ee77038/ruby/
  (Sorry, written in Japanese only)


<Changes>

 *2000/12/01 0.2.4a Modify mistake in MsqlResult#each_row_with_index.
 *2000/11/30 0.2.4  Add MsqlField#to_s, MsqlSequence#to_s.
                    Modify Msql#get_sequence_info that return nil to no sequence
                    (instead of exception rasing).
 *2000/11/28 0.2.3  Add MsqlResult#each_field_with_index,
                    MsqlResult#each_row_with_index.
                    Add sample program msqlm.rb.
 *2000/09/29 0.2.2  Rename MsqlRes to MsqlResult. Add MsqlSequence class.
                    Add #get_database, #get_host, #get_sequence_info in Msql.
                    Add Msql::VERSION. Modify option of Msql.connect and Msql#connect.
                    Modify extconf.rb (--with-msql-dir).
 *2000/09/27 0.2.1  Add #fetch_all_fields, #fetch_all_rows, #fetch_hash in MsqlRes.
 *2000/09/27 0.2    Support all API without sequence. Demo and samples added.
 *2000/09/14 0.1    Just started.


<Referenced>

  MySQL Ruby[*3]
  MySQL & mSQL[*4]


*ruby >>> http://www.ruby-lang.org/
*1 The home of Mini SQL >>> http://www.hughes.com.au/
*2 CygUtils >>> http://cygutils.netpedia.net/
*3 MySQL - Ruby Interface >>> http://www.tmtm.org/mysql/ruby/
*4 Randy Jay Yarger, George Reese, Tim King,
   OIREILLY JAPAN, 2000/04/19, ISBN4-87311-01104