Re: Embedding DBI in C for PostgreSQL's SQL/MED
David Fetter <[email protected]>
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On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 10:31:25AM +0100, H.Merijn Brand wrote: > On Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:26:28 -0800, David Fetter <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Folks, > > > > In the upcoming version of PostgreSQL, there is a thing called a > > "foreign data wrapper," this being part of SQL/MED, which is an > > ISO standard for how relational database management systems can > > talk to external data sources. As DBI is the winner and champion > > of "external data sources," I thought this would make an excellent > > fit. > > Maybe a bit (just a bit) off-topic, I think this *is* interesting, > and I would like to see a presentation on YAPC::Europe :) The past > two year we had DBD micro-hackathons. This might fit. It might, partly because the PostgreSQL code is exceptionally well structured, but it would be a *really* good idea to study up on it and ask questions on the pgsql-hackers list before attending. Database management systems (well, at least the ones worth using ;) have requirements next to which OS kernels pale. > > Where can I find some example C code that properly embeds just > > enough Perl to use DBI? Anybody? Cheers, David. -- David Fetter <[email protected]> http://fetter.org/ Phone: +1 415 235 3778 AIM: dfetter666 Yahoo!: dfetter Skype: davidfetter XMPP: [email protected] Remember to vote! Consider donating to Postgres: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate