On Friday, March 1, 2002, at 04:10 PM, Ken Y. Clark wrote: > Actually, I'm now leaning towards SQL::SchemaTranslator, as that > exactly describes what I'm trying to do. I'm only interested in > translating a MySQL (or whatever) schema to some other schema (though > I also think an XML output could also prove useful). This is as much > as I can see realistically accomplishing with my project, and I'm not > all the interested in trying what you've suggested (though I think > it's a good idea).
Well, maybe it's a fool's errand anyway. I think the idea of writing db-independent queries is more trouble than it's worth, and it's probably better to use tools like Alzabo that focus on the object rather than the database. BTW, if anybody wants to write other database back-ends for Alzabo, I'm sure Dave would accept them! > All that said, I can see leaving the namespace open for someone who'd > like to try. Yeah, I think that's good. You can say something like "this does translation of SQL queries between different databases. Currently it only handles schema creation code, but contributions in other areas are welcome." -Ken
