Re: How to start exporting Nessus results to a DB

ACK!  I hit send a bit too early on this, I wasn't quite finished...I'm 
currently looking at the functions in save_mysql.h, trying to figure out how 
well that accomodates transactions...sorry for the premature send!  

On Saturday 22 February 2003 13:04, Eric Arnoth wrote:
> On Saturday 22 February 2003 11:08, William Heinbockel wrote:
> > Tony,
> >   Right now Javi and I are working on abstracting the database code
> > from the Nessus main code and getting the configure file to properly
> > setup the flags and include the database libraries.
>
> William, I hope you and Javi don't mind my asking, but how are
> transactions/ACID complaince being considered in the abstraction?  I would
> expect that by the very act of abstracting, it would be possible to either
> use transactions in the underlying DB calls or to not, but at the same
> time, I can also envision abstractions that make transactioning difficult
> if not impossible.

>
> > Once that is finished, to add another database, you'll be able to use
> > my mysql code as a guideline and change the mysql library calls and
> > queuries to whatever database you want.  This will ensure that the
> > databases are layed out according to the schema and allow someone with
> > very little C knowledge to add their own database to the mix.
> >
> > I am sure something will be posted to the nessus-dev list once
> > Javi and I feel that enough progress has been made detailing how
> > people can add their own database to Nessus.  Until that time,
> > you may want to follow our development in this list and in the
> > NESSUS_SQL CVS tree.

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