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NAME
       DBI::DBD::SqlEngine - Base class for DBI drivers without their own SQL
       engine
SYNOPSIS
           package DBD::myDriver;
           use base qw(DBI::DBD::SqlEngine);
           sub driver
           {
               ...
               my $drh = $proto->SUPER::driver($attr);
               ...
               return $drh->{class};
               }
           package DBD::myDriver::dr;
           @ISA = qw(DBI::DBD::SqlEngine::dr);
           sub data_sources { ... }
           ...
           package DBD::myDriver::db;
           @ISA = qw(DBI::DBD::SqlEngine::db);
           sub init_valid_attributes { ... }
           sub init_default_attributes { ... }
           sub set_versions { ... }
           sub validate_STORE_attr { my ($dbh, $attrib, $value) = @_; ... }
           sub validate_FETCH_attr { my ($dbh, $attrib) = @_; ... }
           sub get_myd_versions { ... }
           sub get_avail_tables { ... }
           package DBD::myDriver::st;
           @ISA = qw(DBI::DBD::SqlEngine::st);
           sub FETCH { ... }
           sub STORE { ... }
           package DBD::myDriver::Statement;
           @ISA = qw(DBI::DBD::SqlEngine::Statement);
           sub open_table { ... }
           package DBD::myDriver::Table;
           @ISA = qw(DBI::DBD::SqlEngine::Table);
           sub new { ... }
DESCRIPTION
       DBI::DBD::SqlEngine abstracts the usage of SQL engines from the DBD.
       DBD authors can concentrate on the data retrieval they want to provide.
       It is strongly recommended that you read DBD::File::Developers and
       DBD::File::Roadmap, because many of the DBD::File API is provided by
       DBI::DBD::SqlEngine.
       Currently the API of DBI::DBD::SqlEngine is experimental and will
       likely change in the near future to provide the table meta data basics
       like DBD::File.
   Metadata
       The following attributes are handled by DBI itself and not by
       DBI::DBD::SqlEngine, thus they all work as expected:
           Active
           ActiveKids
           CachedKids
           CompatMode             (Not used)
           InactiveDestroy
           AutoInactiveDestroy
           Kids
           PrintError
           RaiseError
           Warn                   (Not used)
       The following DBI attributes are handled by DBI::DBD::SqlEngine:
       AutoCommit
       Always on.
       ChopBlanks
       Works.
       NUM_OF_FIELDS
       Valid after "$sth->execute".
       NUM_OF_PARAMS
       Valid after "$sth->prepare".
       NAME
       Valid after "$sth->execute"; probably undef for Non-Select statements.
       NULLABLE
       Not really working, always returns an array ref of ones, as DBD::CSV
       does not verify input data. Valid after "$sth->execute"; undef for non-
       select statements.
       The following DBI attributes and methods are not supported:
       bind_param_inout
       CursorName
       LongReadLen
       LongTruncOk
       DBI::DBD::SqlEngine specific attributes
       In addition to the DBI attributes, you can use the following dbh
       attributes:
       sql_engine_version
       Contains the module version of this driver (readonly)
       sql_nano_version
       Contains the module version of DBI::SQL::Nano (readonly)
       sql_statement_version
       Contains the module version of SQL::Statement, if available (readonly)
       sql_handler
       Contains the SQL Statement engine, either DBI::SQL::Nano or
       SQL::Statement (readonly).
       sql_parser_object
       Contains an instantiated instance of SQL::Parser (readonly).  This is
       filled when used first time (only when used with SQL::Statement).
       sql_sponge_driver
       Contains an internally used DBD::Sponge handle (readonly).
       sql_valid_attrs
       Contains the list of valid attributes for each DBI::DBD::SqlEngine
       based driver (readonly).
       sql_readonly_attrs
       Contains the list of those attributes which are readonly (readonly).
       sql_identifier_case
       Contains how DBI::DBD::SqlEngine deals with non-quoted SQL identifiers:
         * SQL_IC_UPPER (1) means all identifiers are internally converted
           into upper-cased pendants
         * SQL_IC_LOWER (2) means all identifiers are internally converted
           into lower-cased pendants
         * SQL_IC_MIXED (4) means all identifiers are taken as they are
       These conversions happen if (and only if) no existing identifier
       matches.  Once existing identifier is used as known.
       The SQL statement execution classes doesn't have to care, so don't
       expect "sql_identifier_case" affects column names in statements like
         SELECT * FROM foo
       sql_quoted_identifier_case
       Contains how DBI::DBD::SqlEngine deals with quoted SQL identifiers
       (readonly). It's fixated to SQL_IC_SENSITIVE \fIs0(3), which is
       interpreted as SQL_IC_MIXED.
       sql_flags
       Contains additional flags to instantiate an SQL::Parser. Because an
       SQL::Parser is instantiated only once, it's recommended to set this
       flag before any statement is executed.
       sql_dialect
       Controls the dialect understood by SQL::Parser. Possible values
       (delivery state of SQL::Statement):
         * ANSI
         * CSV
         * AnyData
       Defaults to "CSV".  Because an SQL::Parser is instantiated only once
       and SQL::Parser doesn't allow to modify the dialect once instantiated,
       it's strongly recommended to set this flag before any statement is
       executed (best place is connect attribute hash).
       sql_engine_in_gofer
       This value has a true value in case of this driver is operated via
       DBD::Gofer. The impact of being operated via Gofer is a read-only
       driver (not read-only databases!), so you cannot modify any attributes
       later - neither any table settings. But you won't get an error in cases
       you modify table attributes, so please carefully watch
       "sql_engine_in_gofer".
       sql_meta
       Private data area which contains information about the tables this
       module handles. Table meta data might not be available until the table
       has been accessed for the first time e.g., by issuing a select on it
       however it is possible to pre-initialize attributes for each table you
       use.
       DBI::DBD::SqlEngine recognizes the (public) attributes "col_names",
       "table_name", "readonly", "sql_data_source" and "sql_identifier_case".
       Be very careful when modifying attributes you do not know, the
       consequence might be a destroyed or corrupted table.
       While "sql_meta" is a private and readonly attribute (which means, you
       cannot modify it's values), derived drivers might provide restricted
       write access through another attribute. Well known accessors are
       "csv_tables" for DBD::CSV, "ad_tables" for DBD::AnyData and
       "dbm_tables" for DBD::DBM.
       sql_table_source
       Controls the class which will be used for fetching available tables.
       See "DBI::DBD::SqlEngine::TableSource" for details.
       sql_data_source
       Contains the class name to be used for opening tables.
       See "DBI::DBD::SqlEngine::DataSource" for details.
   Driver private methods
       Default DBI methods
       data_sources
       The "data_sources" method returns a list of subdirectories of the
       current directory in the form "dbi:CSV:f_dir=$dirname".
       If you want to read the subdirectories of another directory, use
           my ($drh)  = DBI->install_driver ("CSV");
           my (@list) = $drh->data_sources (f_dir => "/usr/local/csv_data");
       list_tables
       This method returns a list of file names inside $dbh->{f_dir}.
       Example:
           my ($dbh)  = DBI->connect ("dbi:CSV:f_dir=/usr/local/csv_data");
           my (@list) = $dbh->func ("list_tables");
       Note that the list includes all files contained in the directory, even
       those that have non-valid table names, from the view of SQL.
       Additional methods
       The following methods are only available via their documented name when
       DBI::DBD::SQlEngine is used directly. Because this is only reasonable
       for testing purposes, the real names must be used instead. Those names
       can be computed by replacing the "sql_" in the method name with the
       driver prefix.
       sql_versions
       Signature:
         sub sql_versions (;$) {
           my ($table_name) = @_;
           $table_name ||= ".";
           ...
           }
       Returns the versions of the driver, including the DBI version, the Perl
       version, DBI::PurePerl version (if DBI::PurePerl is active) and the
       version of the SQL engine in use.
           my $dbh = DBI->connect ("dbi:File:");
           my $sql_versions = $dbh->func( "sql_versions" );
           print "$sql_versions\n";
           __END__
           # DBI::DBD::SqlEngine  0.05 using SQL::Statement 1.402
           # DBI                  1.623
           # OS                   netbsd (6.99.12)
           # Perl                 5.016002 (x86_64-netbsd-thread-multi)
       Called in list context, sql_versions will return an array containing
       each line as single entry.
       Some drivers might use the optional (table name) argument and modify
       version information related to the table (e.g. DBD::DBM provides
       storage backend information for the requested table, when it has a
       table name).
       sql_get_meta
       Signature:
           sub sql_get_meta ($$)
           {
               my ($table_name, $attrib) = @_;
               ...
           }
       Returns the value of a meta attribute set for a specific table, if any.
       See sql_meta for the possible attributes.
       A table name of "." (single dot) is interpreted as the default table.
       This will retrieve the appropriate attribute globally from the dbh.
       This has the same restrictions as "$dbh->{$attrib}".
       sql_set_meta
       Signature:
           sub sql_set_meta ($$$)
           {
               my ($table_name, $attrib, $value) = @_;
               ...
           }
       Sets the value of a meta attribute set for a specific table.  See
       sql_meta for the possible attributes.
       A table name of "." (single dot) is interpreted as the default table
       which will set the specified attribute globally for the dbh.  This has
       the same restrictions as "$dbh->{$attrib} = $value".
       sql_clear_meta
       Signature:
           sub sql_clear_meta ($)
           {
               my ($table_name) = @_;
               ...
           }
       Clears the table specific meta information in the private storage of
       the dbh.
   Extensibility
       DBI::DBD::SqlEngine::TableSource
       Provides data sources and table information on database driver and
       database handle level.
         package DBI::DBD::SqlEngine::TableSource;
         sub data_sources ($;$)
         {
           my ( $class, $drh, $attrs ) = @_;
           ...
         }
         sub avail_tables
         {
           my ( $class, $drh ) = @_;
           ...
         }
       The "data_sources" method is called when the user invokes any of the
       following:
         @ary = DBI->data_sources($driver);
         @ary = DBI->data_sources($driver, \%attr);
         @ary = $dbh->data_sources();
         @ary = $dbh->data_sources(\%attr);
       The "avail_tables" method is called when the user invokes any of the
       following:
         @names = $dbh->tables( $catalog, $schema, $table, $type );
         $sth = $dbh->table_info( $catalog, $schema, $table, $type );
         $sth = $dbh->table_info( $catalog, $schema, $table, $type, \%attr );
         $dbh->func( "list_tables" );
       Everytime where an "\%attr" argument can be specified, this "\%attr"
       object's "sql_table_source" attribute is preferred over the $dbh
       attribute or the driver default, eg.
         @ary = DBI->data_sources("dbi:CSV:", {
           f_dir => "/your/csv/tables",
           # note: this class doesn't comes with DBI
           sql_table_source => "DBD::File::Archive::Tar::TableSource",
           # scan tarballs instead of directories
         });
       When you're going to implement such a
       DBD::File::Archive::Tar::TableSource class, remember to add correct
       attributes (including "sql_table_source" and "sql_data_source") to the
       returned DSN's.
       DBI::DBD::SqlEngine::DataSource
       Provides base functionality for dealing with tables. It is primarily
       designed for allowing transparent access to files on disk or already
       opened (file-)streams (eg. for DBD::CSV).
       Derived classes shall be restricted to similar functionality, too (eg.
       opening streams from an archive, transparently compress/uncompress log
       files before parsing them,
         package DBI::DBD::SqlEngine::DataSource;
         sub complete_table_name ($$;$)
         {
           my ( $self, $meta, $table, $respect_case ) = @_;
           ...
         }
       The method "complete_table_name" is called when first setting up the
       meta information for a table:
         "SELECT user.id, user.name, user.shell FROM user WHERE ..."
       results in opening the table "user". First step of the table open
       process is completing the name. Let's imagine you're having a DBD::CSV
       handle with following settings:
         $dbh->{sql_identifier_case} = SQL_IC_LOWER;
         $dbh->{f_ext} = '.lst';
         $dbh->{f_dir} = '/data/web/adrmgr';
       Those settings will result in looking for files matching
       "[Uu][Ss][Ee][Rr](\.lst)?$" in "/data/web/adrmgr/". The scanning of the
       directory "/data/web/adrmgr/" and the pattern match check will be done
       in "DBD::File::DataSource::File" by the "complete_table_name" method.
       If you intend to provide other sources of data streams than files, in
       addition to provide an appropriate "complete_table_name" method, a
       method to open the resource is required:
         package DBI::DBD::SqlEngine::DataSource;
         sub open_data ($)
         {
           my ( $self, $meta, $attrs, $flags ) = @_;
           ...
         }
       After the method "open_data" has been run successfully, the table's
       meta information are in a state which allowes the table's data accessor
       methods will be able to fetch/store row information. Implementation
       details heavily depends on the table implementation, whereby the most
       famous is surely DBD::File::Table.
SQL ENGINES
       DBI::DBD::SqlEngine currently supports two SQL engines: SQL::Statement
       and DBI::SQL::Nano::Statement_. DBI::SQL::Nano supports a very limited
       subset of SQL statements, but it might be faster for some very simple
       tasks. SQL::Statement in contrast supports a much larger subset of ANSI
       SQL.
       To use SQL::Statement, you need at least version 1.401 of
       SQL::Statement and the environment variable "DBI_SQL_NANO" must not be
       set to a true value.
SUPPORT
       You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.
           perldoc DBI::DBD::SqlEngine
       You can also look for information at:
       o   RT: CPAN's request tracker
           <http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=DBI>;
           <http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=SQL-Statement>;
       o   AnnoCPAN: Annotated CPAN documentation
           <http://annocpan.org/dist/DBI>;
           <http://annocpan.org/dist/SQL-Statement>;
       o   CPAN Ratings
           <http://cpanratings.perl.org/d/DBI>;
       o   Search CPAN
           <http://search.cpan.org/dist/DBI/>;
   Where can I go for more help?
       For questions about installation or usage, please ask on the
       dbi-dev AT perl.org mailing list.
       If you have a bug report, patch or suggestion, please open a new report
       ticket on CPAN, if there is not already one for the issue you want to
       report. Of course, you can mail any of the module maintainers, but it
       is less likely to be missed if it is reported on RT.
       Report tickets should contain a detailed description of the bug or
       enhancement request you want to report and at least an easy way to
       verify/reproduce the issue and any supplied fix. Patches are always
       welcome, too.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
       Thanks to Tim Bunce, Martin Evans and H.Merijn Brand for their
       continued support while developing DBD::File, DBD::DBM and
       DBD::AnyData.  Their support, hints and feedback helped to design and
       implement this module.
AUTHOR
       This module is currently maintained by
       H.Merijn Brand < h.m.brand at xs4all.nl > and Jens Rehsack  < rehsack
       at googlemail.com >
       The original authors are Jochen Wiedmann and Jeff Zucker.
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
        Copyright (C) 2009-2013 by H.Merijn Brand & Jens Rehsack
        Copyright (C) 2004-2009 by Jeff Zucker
        Copyright (C) 1998-2004 by Jochen Wiedmann
       All rights reserved.
       You may freely distribute and/or modify this module under the terms of
       either the GNU General Public License (GPL) or the Artistic License, as
       specified in the Perl README file.
SEE ALSO
       DBI, DBD::File, DBD::AnyData and DBD::Sys.

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