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diff --git a/src/bin/pgaccess/index.html b/src/bin/pgaccess/index.html index c3bcf2e2db..0f8c8c0e00 100644 --- a/src/bin/pgaccess/index.html +++ b/src/bin/pgaccess/index.html @@ -1,130 +1,133 @@ -<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> - <TITLE>PgAccess - a Tcl/Tk PostgreSQL interface</TITLE> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> - <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="Mozilla/3.04Gold (X11; I; Linux 2.0.32 i586) [Netscape]"> + <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="Mozilla/4.04 [en] (X11; I; Linux 2.0.32 i586) [Netscape]"> + <TITLE>PgAccess - a Tcl/Tk PostgreSQL interface</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"> -<H1>PgAccess - a database management tool for <A HREF="http://www.postgreSQL.org">PostgreSQL</A></H1> +<H1> +PgAccess - a database management tool for <A HREF="http://www.postgreSQL.org">PostgreSQL</A></H1> -<P> -<HR></P> +<HR> <P>This program is protected by the following <A HREF="copyright.html">copyright</A> -</P> +<LI> +<A HREF="pgaccess-0.86.tar.gz">Download the last version of PgAccess (press +shift and click this link)</A>.</LI> -<LI><A HREF="pgaccess-0.83.tar.gz">Download the last version of Pgaccess -(press shift and click this link)</A>.</LI> - -<P>Latest version of PgAccess is 0.83 , 11 March 1998 ! <BR> - </P> +<P>Latest version of PgAccess is 0.86 , 29 March 1998 ! +<BR> +<BR> <CENTER><TABLE BORDER=3 CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 WIDTH="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFB6C1" > <TR> <TD> -<CENTER><P><B><FONT SIZE=+2>PgAccess can now design <A HREF="forms.html">Forms</A></FONT></B>, -<B><FONT SIZE=+2><A HREF="pga-rad.html">Reports and Scripts</A></FONT></B> -</P></CENTER> +<CENTER><B><FONT SIZE=+2>PgAccess can now design <A HREF="forms.html">Forms</A></FONT></B>, +<B><FONT SIZE=+2><A HREF="pga-rad.html">Reports and Scripts</A></FONT></B> </CENTER> </TD> </TR> </TABLE></CENTER> -<H3><FONT COLOR="#000080">Installation problems</FONT></H3> +<H3> +<FONT COLOR="#000080">Installation problems</FONT></H3> <UL> -<LI>Some problems related with locale special characters could be solved -by this <A HREF="specialchars.html">simple patch</A></LI> +<LI> +Some problems related with locale special characters could be solved by +this <A HREF="specialchars.html">simple patch</A></LI> -<LI>I think that there were some problems loading libpgtcl library. I invite +<LI> +I think that there were some problems loading libpgtcl library. I invite you to read a <A HREF="index.html#libpgtcl">special section concerning -libpgtcl</A> </LI> +libpgtcl</A></LI> </UL> -<H3><FONT COLOR="#191970">What does PgAccess now!</FONT></H3> - -<P>Here are some images from PgAccess windows : <A HREF="pic-pga-1.gif">Main +<H3> +<FONT COLOR="#191970">What does PgAccess now!</FONT></H3> +Here are some images from PgAccess windows : <A HREF="pic-pga-1.gif">Main window </A>, <A HREF="pic-pga-2.gif">table builder </A>, <A HREF="pic-pga-4.gif">table(query) -view </A>, <A HREF="pic-pga-3.gif">visual query builder </A>. </P> - -<P><B>Tables</B> <BR> -- opening tables for viewing, max 200 records (changed by preferences menu) -<BR> -- column resizing, dragging the vertical grid line (better in table space -rather than in the table header) <BR> -- text wrap in cells - layout saved for every table <BR> -- import/export to external files (SDF,CSV) <BR> -- filter capabilities (enter filter like (price>3.14) <BR> -- sort order capabilities (enter manually the sort field(s)) <BR> -- editing in place <BR> -- improved table generator assistant <BR> -- improved field editing <BR> -<B>Queries</B> <BR> -- define , edit and stores "user defined queries" <BR> -- store queries as views <BR> -- execution of queries <BR> -- viewing of select type queries result <BR> -- query deleting and renaming <BR> -- visual query builder with drag & drop capabilities. For any of you -who had installed the Tcl/Tk plugin for Netscape Navigator, you can see -it at work <A HREF="qbtclet.html">clicking here</A> <BR> -<B>Sequences</B> <BR> -- defines sequences, delete them and inspect them <BR> -<B>Functions</B> <BR> -- define, inspect and delete functions in SQL language <BR> -<B>Reports</B> <BR> -- design and display simple reports from tables <BR> -- fields and labels, font changing, style and size <BR> -- saves and loads report description from database <BR> -- show report previews, sample postscript output file <BR> -<B>Forms</B> <BR> -- open user defined forms <BR> -- form design module available <BR> -- query widget available, controls bound to query results <BR> -- <A HREF="forms.html">click here</A> for a description of forms and how -they can be used <BR> -<B>Scripts</B> <BR> -- define, modify and call user defined scripts <BR> -Here is <A HREF="pga-rad.html">a special section concerning forms and scripts</A> -. </P> - -<P>On the TODO list! <BR> -- table design (add new fields, renaming, etc.) </P> - -<P> </P> +view </A>, <A HREF="pic-pga-3.gif">visual query builder </A>. + +<P><B>Tables</B> +<BR>- opening tables for viewing, max. 200 records (changed by preferences +menu) +<BR>- column resizing, dragging the vertical grid line (better in table +space rather than in the table header) +<BR>- text wrap in cells - layout saved for every table +<BR>- import/export to external files (SDF,CSV) +<BR>- filter capabilities (enter filter like (price>3.14) +<BR>- sort order capabilities (enter manually the sort field(s)) +<BR>- editing in place +<BR>- improved table generator assistant +<BR>- improved field editing +<BR><B>Queries</B> +<BR>- define , edit and stores "user defined queries" +<BR>- store queries as views +<BR>- execution of queries +<BR>- viewing of select type queries result +<BR>- query deleting and renaming +<BR>- visual query builder with drag & drop capabilities. For any of +you who had installed the Tcl/Tk plugin for Netscape Navigator, you can +see it at work <A HREF="qbtclet.html">clicking here</A> +<BR><B>Sequences</B> +<BR>- defines sequences, delete them and inspect them +<BR><B>Functions</B> +<BR>- define, inspect and delete functions in SQL language +<BR><B>Reports</B> +<BR>- design and display simple reports from tables +<BR>- fields and labels, font changing, style and size +<BR>- saves and loads report description from database +<BR>- show report previews, sample postscript output file +<BR><B>Forms</B> +<BR>- open user defined forms +<BR>- form design module available +<BR>- query widget available, controls bound to query results +<BR>- <A HREF="forms.html">click here</A> for a description of forms and +how they can be used +<BR><B>Scripts</B> +<BR>- define, modify and call user defined scripts +<BR>Here is <A HREF="pga-rad.html">a special section concerning forms and +scripts</A> . + +<P>On the TO-DO list! +<BR>- table design (add new fields, renaming, etc.) + +<P> <P>If you have any comment, suggestion for improvements, please feel free -to e-mail to : <A HREF="mailto:teo@flex.ro">teo@flex.ro </A> </P> +to e-mail to : <A HREF="mailto:teo@flex.ro">teo@flex.ro </A> <P><B><FONT COLOR="#FF1493"><FONT SIZE=+2>Mailing list for PgAccess </FONT></FONT></B><A HREF="maillist.html">Here -you will find how to subscribe to this mailing list</A>. </P> +you will find how to subscribe to this mailing list</A>. <P> -<HR></P> - -<H1>More information about libgtcl</H1> - -<P>Also, you will need the PostgreSQL to Tcl interface library, lined as -a Tcl/Tk 'load'-able module. It is called libpgtcl and the source is located -in the PostgreSQL directory /src/interfaces/libpgtcl. Specifically, you -will need a libpgtcl library that is 'load'-able from Tcl/Tk. This is technically -different from an ordinary PostgreSQL loadable object file, because libpgtcl -is a collection of object files. Under Linux, this is called libpgtcl.so. -<BR> -You can download <A HREF="libpgtcl.so">from here </A>a version already -compiled for Linux RedHat 4.2 i386 systems. Just copy libpgtcl.so into -your system library directory (/usr/lib or /lib) and go for it. One of -the solutions is to remove from the source the line containing <B>load -libpgtcl.so </B>and to load pgaccess.tcl not with wish, but with pgwish -(or wishpg) that wish that was linked with libpgtcl library! </P> - -<P>If you have installed RedHat 5.0, you should get the last distribution -kit of postgreSQL and compile it from scratch. RedHat 5.0 is using some -new versions of libraries and you have to compile and install again at -least <B>libpq </B>and <B><TT>libpgtcl </TT></B>libraries. </P> - -<P>However, the application should work without problems! </P> - +<HR> +<H1> +More information about libpgtcl - downloads</H1> + Also, you will need the PostgreSQL to Tcl interface +library, lined as a Tcl/Tk 'load'-able module. It is called libpgtcl and +the source is located in the PostgreSQL directory /src/interfaces/libpgtcl. +Specifically, you will need a libpgtcl library that is 'load'-able from +Tcl/Tk. This is technically different from +an ordinary PostgreSQL loadable object file, because libpgtcl is a collection +of object files. Under Linux, this is called libpgtcl.so. +<BR> You can download <B><A HREF="lib-pg63-redhat42.tar.gz">from +here</A></B> libpgtcl.so and libpq.so compiled for PostgreSQL 6.3 +version running on a Linux RedHat 4.2 i386 systems. Just copy libpgtcl.so +and libpq.so into your system library directory (/usr/lib or /lib) and +go for it. + +<P> One of the solutions is to remove from the +source the line containing <B>load libpgtcl.so </B>and to load pgaccess.tcl +not with wish, but with pgwish (or wishpg) that wish that was linked with +libpgtcl library! I do not recommend this one. + +<P> If you have installed RedHat 5.0, you should +get the last distribution kit of PostgreSQL and compile it from scratch. +RedHat 5.0 is using some new versions of libraries and you have to compile +and install again at least <B>libpq </B>and <B><TT>libpgtcl </TT></B>libraries. + +<P>However, the application should work without problems! </BODY> </HTML> |