Re: Port libmdb (mdb-tools) for iOS
Robert Zermeno <[email protected]> Fri, 10 Aug 2012 10:17:09 -0700 (PDT)
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--===============7938481651132754257== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="4535996-842982760-1344619029=:98230" --4535996-842982760-1344619029=:98230 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Alex,=0A=A0=0AThanks for the quick feedback.=A0 STL is supported by iOS and= if you used all the STL classes as they were intended I believe you have m= ade my day.=A0 If you do not mind, can you provide me with your source code= for me to try it out?=A0 I am sure it will work, but if not it will be a g= reat start to finish the port.=A0 Once finished, perhaps the community can = make a branch for iOS support as I would like to continue to see this proje= ct support newer Access files.=0A=A0=0AIf you can zip the project and send = it to me that will be awesome.=0A=A0=0AThanks,=0A=A0=0ARobert=0A=A0=0A=0AFr= om: Alexander Lehner <[email protected]>=0ATo: Robert Zermeno <ref= [email protected]> =0ACc: "[email protected]" <mdbtools-de= [email protected]> =0ASent: Friday, August 10, 2012 9:55 AM=0ASubject= : Re: [mdb-dev] Port libmdb (mdb-tools) for iOS=0A=0A=0A=0AOn Fri, 10 Aug 2= 012, Robert Zermeno wrote:=0A=0A> Ladies/Gents,=0A>=0A> I just became a mem= eber and I hope the community can now receive my message.=A0 If you have re= ceived it twice, I am sorry.=0A> =A0=0A> I am trying to read MSAccess mdb f= iles on my iOS on the fly and saw this product.=A0 I know it is not written= for iOS, but has anyone tried to make it work?=0A> For the day and a half = of searching, I cannot find free source to read .mdb files on iOS.=A0 The r= eal problem to get it to work is mdb-tools dependency of glib.=A0 I am cons= idering of porting this library to be usable in iOS environment (eliminate = dependency of glib and other=A0libraries iOS does not support).=A0 I want t= o first start with libmdb as other items depend on it.=A0 When successful, = speak to the community where it should go from there (perhaps make support = for newer Access files)?=0A> =A0=0A> However, I feel libmdb can be done, bu= t have not looked deep in the code to see if it will be a beast of a effort= .=A0 Can anybody provide me with valuable documentation on both mdb-tools a= rchitecture (each class and its purpose since there is very limited code co= mments) and the MDB file specification?=A0 I know MDB file specification is= not OCG, but any notes jotted down will be useful for me.=0A> =A0=0A> If y= ou feel I should not waste my time please let me know why?=A0 I really need= this functionality and I thought this C class is the best basis project to= start with to port over (seeing how iOS supports Objective-C++).=0A=0A=0AH= i Robert,=0A=0Athere was a discussion concerning the dependency on glibc ea= rlier on this=0Alist, but I don't remember how it ended. Maybe it's worth s= earching the=0Aarchive.=0A=0AI had this problem as well and solved it, by r= eplacing the functions of=0Aglibc that are beeing used in libmdb by my own = implementation.=0AThese are mainly some containers (hashes etc) and I re-im= plemented them by=0Ausing STL.=0ASo my workaround is no longer plain ANSI-C= but C++.=0AIf that's ok for you, I can give you my code.=0A=0AAlex. --4535996-842982760-1344619029=:98230 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body><div style=3D"color:; background-color:; font-family:times new = roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div style=3D"RIGHT: auto"><S= PAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">Alex,</SPAN></div> <div style=3D"RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto"></SPAN> </div> <div style=3D"RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">Thanks for the quick= feedback. STL is sup<VAR id=3Dyui-ie-cursor></VAR>ported by iOS and = if you used all the STL classes as they were intended I believe you have ma= de my day. If you do not mind, can you provide me with your source co= de for me to try it out? I am sure it will work, but if not it will b= e a great start to finish the port. Once finished, perhaps the commun= ity can make a branch for iOS support as I would like to continue to see th= is project support newer Access files.</SPAN></div> <div style=3D"RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto"></SPAN> </div> <div style=3D"RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">If you can zip the p= roject and send it to me that will be awesome.</SPAN></div> <div style=3D"RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto"></SPAN> </div> <div style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT: auto; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: = normal; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; BACKGROUND-CO= LOR: transparent"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">Thanks,</SPAN></div> <div style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT: auto; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: = normal; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; BACKGROUND-CO= LOR: transparent"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto"></SPAN> </div> <div style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT: auto; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: = normal; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; BACKGROUND-CO= LOR: transparent"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">Robert</SPAN></div> <div style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT: auto; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: = normal; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; BACKGROUND-CO= LOR: transparent"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto"></SPAN> </div> <div style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT: auto; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: = normal; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; BACKGROUND-CO= LOR: transparent"><BR style=3D"RIGHT: auto"></div> <DIV style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, time= s, serif"> <DIV style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, time= s, serif"> <DIV dir=3Dltr style=3D"RIGHT: auto"><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> <DIV class=3Dhr style=3D"BORDER-RIGHT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; = BORDER-TOP: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 0px; PADDING-BOTT= OM: 0px; MARGIN: 5px 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; LINE-HEIGHT: 0; PADD= ING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ccc 1px solid; HEIGHT: 0px" readonly=3D"true"= contenteditable=3D"false"></DIV><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:= </SPAN></B> Alexander Lehner <[email protected]><BR><B><SPAN= style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Robert Zermeno <refriguy68@y= ahoo.com> <BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:</SPAN></B> "mdbto= [email protected]" <[email protected]> <= BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Friday, August 10,= 2012 9:55 AM<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> R= e: [mdb-dev] Port libmdb (mdb-tools) for iOS<BR></FONT></DIV><BR><BR><BR>On= Fri, 10 Aug 2012, Robert Zermeno wrote:<BR><BR>> Ladies/Gents,<BR>><= BR>> I just became a memeber and I hope the community can now receive my message.= If you have received it twice, I am sorry.<BR>> <BR>> I = am trying to read MSAccess mdb files on my iOS on the fly and saw this prod= uct. I know it is not written for iOS, but has anyone tried to make i= t work?<BR>> For the day and a half of searching, I cannot find free sou= rce to read .mdb files on iOS. The real problem to get it to work is = mdb-tools dependency of glib. I am considering of porting this librar= y to be usable in iOS environment (eliminate dependency of glib and other&n= bsp;libraries iOS does not support). I want to first start with libmd= b as other items depend on it. When successful, speak to the communit= y where it should go from there (perhaps make support for newer Access file= s)?<BR>> <BR>> However, I feel libmdb can be done, but have not= looked deep in the code to see if it will be a beast of a effort. Can anybody provide me with valuable documentation on both m= db-tools architecture (each class and its purpose since there is very limit= ed code comments) and the MDB file specification? I know MDB file spe= cification is not OCG, but any notes jotted down will be useful for me.<BR>= > <BR>> If you feel I should not waste my time please let me kn= ow why? I really need this functionality and I thought this C class i= s the best basis project to start with to port over (seeing how iOS support= s Objective-C++).<BR><BR><BR>Hi Robert,<BR><BR>there was a discussion conce= rning the dependency on glibc earlier on this<BR>list, but I don't remember= how it ended. Maybe it's worth searching the<BR>archive.<BR><BR>I had this= problem as well and solved it, by replacing the functions of<BR>glibc that= are beeing used in libmdb by my own implementation.<BR>These are mainly so= me containers (hashes etc) and I re-implemented them by<BR>using STL.<BR>So my workaround is no longer plain ANSI-C but C++.<BR>If that's o= k for you, I can give you my code.<BR><BR>Alex.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR></DIV></= DIV></div></body></html> --4535996-842982760-1344619029=:98230-- --===============7938481651132754257== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. 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