<!--{{{-->
<link rel='alternate' type='application/rss+xml' title='RSS' href='index.xml' />
<!--}}}-->
Background: #fff
Foreground: #000
PrimaryPale: #8cf
PrimaryLight: #18f
PrimaryMid: #04b
PrimaryDark: #014
SecondaryPale: #ffc
SecondaryLight: #fe8
SecondaryMid: #db4
SecondaryDark: #841
TertiaryPale: #eee
TertiaryLight: #ccc
TertiaryMid: #999
TertiaryDark: #666
Error: #f88
/*{{{*/
body {background:[[ColorPalette::Background]]; color:[[ColorPalette::Foreground]];}

a {color:[[ColorPalette::PrimaryMid]];}
a:hover {background-color:[[ColorPalette::PrimaryMid]]; color:[[ColorPalette::Background]];}
a img {border:0;}

h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6 {color:[[ColorPalette::SecondaryDark]]; background:transparent;}
h1 {border-bottom:2px solid [[ColorPalette::TertiaryLight]];}
h2,h3 {border-bottom:1px solid [[ColorPalette::TertiaryLight]];}

.button {color:[[ColorPalette::PrimaryDark]]; border:1px solid [[ColorPalette::Background]];}
.button:hover {color:[[ColorPalette::PrimaryDark]]; background:[[ColorPalette::SecondaryLight]]; border-color:[[ColorPalette::SecondaryMid]];}
.button:active {color:[[ColorPalette::Background]]; background:[[ColorPalette::SecondaryMid]]; border:1px solid [[ColorPalette::SecondaryDark]];}

.header {background:[[ColorPalette::PrimaryMid]];}
.headerShadow {color:[[ColorPalette::Foreground]];}
.headerShadow a {font-weight:normal; color:[[ColorPalette::Foreground]];}
.headerForeground {color:[[ColorPalette::Background]];}
.headerForeground a {font-weight:normal; color:[[ColorPalette::PrimaryPale]];}

.tabSelected{color:[[ColorPalette::PrimaryDark]];
	background:[[ColorPalette::TertiaryPale]];
	border-left:1px solid [[ColorPalette::TertiaryLight]];
	border-top:1px solid [[ColorPalette::TertiaryLight]];
	border-right:1px solid [[ColorPalette::TertiaryLight]];
}
.tabUnselected {color:[[ColorPalette::Background]]; background:[[ColorPalette::TertiaryMid]];}
.tabContents {color:[[ColorPalette::PrimaryDark]]; background:[[ColorPalette::TertiaryPale]]; border:1px solid [[ColorPalette::TertiaryLight]];}
.tabContents .button {border:0;}

#sidebar {}
#sidebarOptions input {border:1px solid [[ColorPalette::PrimaryMid]];}
#sidebarOptions .sliderPanel {background:[[ColorPalette::PrimaryPale]];}
#sidebarOptions .sliderPanel a {border:none;color:[[ColorPalette::PrimaryMid]];}
#sidebarOptions .sliderPanel a:hover {color:[[ColorPalette::Background]]; background:[[ColorPalette::PrimaryMid]];}
#sidebarOptions .sliderPanel a:active {color:[[ColorPalette::PrimaryMid]]; background:[[ColorPalette::Background]];}

.wizard {background:[[ColorPalette::PrimaryPale]]; border:1px solid [[ColorPalette::PrimaryMid]];}
.wizard h1 {color:[[ColorPalette::PrimaryDark]]; border:none;}
.wizard h2 {color:[[ColorPalette::Foreground]]; border:none;}
.wizardStep {background:[[ColorPalette::Background]]; color:[[ColorPalette::Foreground]];
	border:1px solid [[ColorPalette::PrimaryMid]];}
.wizardStep.wizardStepDone {background:[[ColorPalette::TertiaryLight]];}
.wizardFooter {background:[[ColorPalette::PrimaryPale]];}
.wizardFooter .status {background:[[ColorPalette::PrimaryDark]]; color:[[ColorPalette::Background]];}
.wizard .button {color:[[ColorPalette::Foreground]]; background:[[ColorPalette::SecondaryLight]]; border: 1px solid;
	border-color:[[ColorPalette::SecondaryPale]] [[ColorPalette::SecondaryDark]] [[ColorPalette::SecondaryDark]] [[ColorPalette::SecondaryPale]];}
.wizard .button:hover {color:[[ColorPalette::Foreground]]; background:[[ColorPalette::Background]];}
.wizard .button:active {color:[[ColorPalette::Background]]; background:[[ColorPalette::Foreground]]; border: 1px solid;
	border-color:[[ColorPalette::PrimaryDark]] [[ColorPalette::PrimaryPale]] [[ColorPalette::PrimaryPale]] [[ColorPalette::PrimaryDark]];}

.wizard .notChanged {background:transparent;}
.wizard .changedLocally {background:#80ff80;}
.wizard .changedServer {background:#8080ff;}
.wizard .changedBoth {background:#ff8080;}
.wizard .notFound {background:#ffff80;}
.wizard .putToServer {background:#ff80ff;}
.wizard .gotFromServer {background:#80ffff;}

#messageArea {border:1px solid [[ColorPalette::SecondaryMid]]; background:[[ColorPalette::SecondaryLight]]; color:[[ColorPalette::Foreground]];}
#messageArea .button {color:[[ColorPalette::PrimaryMid]]; background:[[ColorPalette::SecondaryPale]]; border:none;}

.popupTiddler {background:[[ColorPalette::TertiaryPale]]; border:2px solid [[ColorPalette::TertiaryMid]];}

.popup {background:[[ColorPalette::TertiaryPale]]; color:[[ColorPalette::TertiaryDark]]; border-left:1px solid [[ColorPalette::TertiaryMid]]; border-top:1px solid [[ColorPalette::TertiaryMid]]; border-right:2px solid [[ColorPalette::TertiaryDark]]; border-bottom:2px solid [[ColorPalette::TertiaryDark]];}
.popup hr {color:[[ColorPalette::PrimaryDark]]; background:[[ColorPalette::PrimaryDark]]; border-bottom:1px;}
.popup li.disabled {color:[[ColorPalette::TertiaryMid]];}
.popup li a, .popup li a:visited {color:[[ColorPalette::Foreground]]; border: none;}
.popup li a:hover {background:[[ColorPalette::SecondaryLight]]; color:[[ColorPalette::Foreground]]; border: none;}
.popup li a:active {background:[[ColorPalette::SecondaryPale]]; color:[[ColorPalette::Foreground]]; border: none;}
.popupHighlight {background:[[ColorPalette::Background]]; color:[[ColorPalette::Foreground]];}
.listBreak div {border-bottom:1px solid [[ColorPalette::TertiaryDark]];}

.tiddler .defaultCommand {font-weight:bold;}

.shadow .title {color:[[ColorPalette::TertiaryDark]];}

.title {color:[[ColorPalette::SecondaryDark]];}
.subtitle {color:[[ColorPalette::TertiaryDark]];}

.toolbar {color:[[ColorPalette::PrimaryMid]];}
.toolbar a {color:[[ColorPalette::TertiaryLight]];}
.selected .toolbar a {color:[[ColorPalette::TertiaryMid]];}
.selected .toolbar a:hover {color:[[ColorPalette::Foreground]];}

.tagging, .tagged {border:1px solid [[ColorPalette::TertiaryPale]]; background-color:[[ColorPalette::TertiaryPale]];}
.selected .tagging, .selected .tagged {background-color:[[ColorPalette::TertiaryLight]]; border:1px solid [[ColorPalette::TertiaryMid]];}
.tagging .listTitle, .tagged .listTitle {color:[[ColorPalette::PrimaryDark]];}
.tagging .button, .tagged .button {border:none;}

.footer {color:[[ColorPalette::TertiaryLight]];}
.selected .footer {color:[[ColorPalette::TertiaryMid]];}

.sparkline {background:[[ColorPalette::PrimaryPale]]; border:0;}
.sparktick {background:[[ColorPalette::PrimaryDark]];}

.error, .errorButton {color:[[ColorPalette::Foreground]]; background:[[ColorPalette::Error]];}
.warning {color:[[ColorPalette::Foreground]]; background:[[ColorPalette::SecondaryPale]];}
.lowlight {background:[[ColorPalette::TertiaryLight]];}

.zoomer {background:none; color:[[ColorPalette::TertiaryMid]]; border:3px solid [[ColorPalette::TertiaryMid]];}

.imageLink, #displayArea .imageLink {background:transparent;}

.annotation {background:[[ColorPalette::SecondaryLight]]; color:[[ColorPalette::Foreground]]; border:2px solid [[ColorPalette::SecondaryMid]];}

.viewer .listTitle {list-style-type:none; margin-left:-2em;}
.viewer .button {border:1px solid [[ColorPalette::SecondaryMid]];}
.viewer blockquote {border-left:3px solid [[ColorPalette::TertiaryDark]];}

.viewer table, table.twtable {border:2px solid [[ColorPalette::TertiaryDark]];}
.viewer th, .viewer thead td, .twtable th, .twtable thead td {background:[[ColorPalette::SecondaryMid]]; border:1px solid [[ColorPalette::TertiaryDark]]; color:[[ColorPalette::Background]];}
.viewer td, .viewer tr, .twtable td, .twtable tr {border:1px solid [[ColorPalette::TertiaryDark]];}

.viewer pre {border:1px solid [[ColorPalette::SecondaryLight]]; background:[[ColorPalette::SecondaryPale]];}
.viewer code {color:[[ColorPalette::SecondaryDark]];}
.viewer hr {border:0; border-top:dashed 1px [[ColorPalette::TertiaryDark]]; color:[[ColorPalette::TertiaryDark]];}

.highlight, .marked {background:[[ColorPalette::SecondaryLight]];}

.editor input {border:1px solid [[ColorPalette::PrimaryMid]];}
.editor textarea {border:1px solid [[ColorPalette::PrimaryMid]]; width:100%;}
.editorFooter {color:[[ColorPalette::TertiaryMid]];}
.readOnly {background:[[ColorPalette::TertiaryPale]];}

#backstageArea {background:[[ColorPalette::Foreground]]; color:[[ColorPalette::TertiaryMid]];}
#backstageArea a {background:[[ColorPalette::Foreground]]; color:[[ColorPalette::Background]]; border:none;}
#backstageArea a:hover {background:[[ColorPalette::SecondaryLight]]; color:[[ColorPalette::Foreground]]; }
#backstageArea a.backstageSelTab {background:[[ColorPalette::Background]]; color:[[ColorPalette::Foreground]];}
#backstageButton a {background:none; color:[[ColorPalette::Background]]; border:none;}
#backstageButton a:hover {background:[[ColorPalette::Foreground]]; color:[[ColorPalette::Background]]; border:none;}
#backstagePanel {background:[[ColorPalette::Background]]; border-color: [[ColorPalette::Background]] [[ColorPalette::TertiaryDark]] [[ColorPalette::TertiaryDark]] [[ColorPalette::TertiaryDark]];}
.backstagePanelFooter .button {border:none; color:[[ColorPalette::Background]];}
.backstagePanelFooter .button:hover {color:[[ColorPalette::Foreground]];}
#backstageCloak {background:[[ColorPalette::Foreground]]; opacity:0.6; filter:'alpha(opacity=60)';}
/*}}}*/
/*{{{*/
* html .tiddler {height:1%;}

body {font-size:.75em; font-family:arial,helvetica; margin:0; padding:0;}

h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6 {font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none;}
h1,h2,h3 {padding-bottom:1px; margin-top:1.2em;margin-bottom:0.3em;}
h4,h5,h6 {margin-top:1em;}
h1 {font-size:1.35em;}
h2 {font-size:1.25em;}
h3 {font-size:1.1em;}
h4 {font-size:1em;}
h5 {font-size:.9em;}

hr {height:1px;}

a {text-decoration:none;}

dt {font-weight:bold;}

ol {list-style-type:decimal;}
ol ol {list-style-type:lower-alpha;}
ol ol ol {list-style-type:lower-roman;}
ol ol ol ol {list-style-type:decimal;}
ol ol ol ol ol {list-style-type:lower-alpha;}
ol ol ol ol ol ol {list-style-type:lower-roman;}
ol ol ol ol ol ol ol {list-style-type:decimal;}

.txtOptionInput {width:11em;}

#contentWrapper .chkOptionInput {border:0;}

.externalLink {text-decoration:underline;}

.indent {margin-left:3em;}
.outdent {margin-left:3em; text-indent:-3em;}
code.escaped {white-space:nowrap;}

.tiddlyLinkExisting {font-weight:bold;}
.tiddlyLinkNonExisting {font-style:italic;}

/* the 'a' is required for IE, otherwise it renders the whole tiddler in bold */
a.tiddlyLinkNonExisting.shadow {font-weight:bold;}

#mainMenu .tiddlyLinkExisting,
	#mainMenu .tiddlyLinkNonExisting,
	#sidebarTabs .tiddlyLinkNonExisting {font-weight:normal; font-style:normal;}
#sidebarTabs .tiddlyLinkExisting {font-weight:bold; font-style:normal;}

.header {position:relative;}
.header a:hover {background:transparent;}
.headerShadow {position:relative; padding:4.5em 0 1em 1em; left:-1px; top:-1px;}
.headerForeground {position:absolute; padding:4.5em 0 1em 1em; left:0px; top:0px;}

.siteTitle {font-size:3em;}
.siteSubtitle {font-size:1.2em;}

#mainMenu {position:absolute; left:0; width:10em; text-align:right; line-height:1.6em; padding:1.5em 0.5em 0.5em 0.5em; font-size:1.1em;}

#sidebar {position:absolute; right:3px; width:16em; font-size:.9em;}
#sidebarOptions {padding-top:0.3em;}
#sidebarOptions a {margin:0 0.2em; padding:0.2em 0.3em; display:block;}
#sidebarOptions input {margin:0.4em 0.5em;}
#sidebarOptions .sliderPanel {margin-left:1em; padding:0.5em; font-size:.85em;}
#sidebarOptions .sliderPanel a {font-weight:bold; display:inline; padding:0;}
#sidebarOptions .sliderPanel input {margin:0 0 0.3em 0;}
#sidebarTabs .tabContents {width:15em; overflow:hidden;}

.wizard {padding:0.1em 1em 0 2em;}
.wizard h1 {font-size:2em; font-weight:bold; background:none; padding:0; margin:0.4em 0 0.2em;}
.wizard h2 {font-size:1.2em; font-weight:bold; background:none; padding:0; margin:0.4em 0 0.2em;}
.wizardStep {padding:1em 1em 1em 1em;}
.wizard .button {margin:0.5em 0 0; font-size:1.2em;}
.wizardFooter {padding:0.8em 0.4em 0.8em 0;}
.wizardFooter .status {padding:0 0.4em; margin-left:1em;}
.wizard .button {padding:0.1em 0.2em;}

#messageArea {position:fixed; top:2em; right:0; margin:0.5em; padding:0.5em; z-index:2000; _position:absolute;}
.messageToolbar {display:block; text-align:right; padding:0.2em;}
#messageArea a {text-decoration:underline;}

.tiddlerPopupButton {padding:0.2em;}
.popupTiddler {position: absolute; z-index:300; padding:1em; margin:0;}

.popup {position:absolute; z-index:300; font-size:.9em; padding:0; list-style:none; margin:0;}
.popup .popupMessage {padding:0.4em;}
.popup hr {display:block; height:1px; width:auto; padding:0; margin:0.2em 0;}
.popup li.disabled {padding:0.4em;}
.popup li a {display:block; padding:0.4em; font-weight:normal; cursor:pointer;}
.listBreak {font-size:1px; line-height:1px;}
.listBreak div {margin:2px 0;}

.tabset {padding:1em 0 0 0.5em;}
.tab {margin:0 0 0 0.25em; padding:2px;}
.tabContents {padding:0.5em;}
.tabContents ul, .tabContents ol {margin:0; padding:0;}
.txtMainTab .tabContents li {list-style:none;}
.tabContents li.listLink { margin-left:.75em;}

#contentWrapper {display:block;}
#splashScreen {display:none;}

#displayArea {margin:1em 17em 0 14em;}

.toolbar {text-align:right; font-size:.9em;}

.tiddler {padding:1em 1em 0;}

.missing .viewer,.missing .title {font-style:italic;}

.title {font-size:1.6em; font-weight:bold;}

.missing .subtitle {display:none;}
.subtitle {font-size:1.1em;}

.tiddler .button {padding:0.2em 0.4em;}

.tagging {margin:0.5em 0.5em 0.5em 0; float:left; display:none;}
.isTag .tagging {display:block;}
.tagged {margin:0.5em; float:right;}
.tagging, .tagged {font-size:0.9em; padding:0.25em;}
.tagging ul, .tagged ul {list-style:none; margin:0.25em; padding:0;}
.tagClear {clear:both;}

.footer {font-size:.9em;}
.footer li {display:inline;}

.annotation {padding:0.5em; margin:0.5em;}

* html .viewer pre {width:99%; padding:0 0 1em 0;}
.viewer {line-height:1.4em; padding-top:0.5em;}
.viewer .button {margin:0 0.25em; padding:0 0.25em;}
.viewer blockquote {line-height:1.5em; padding-left:0.8em;margin-left:2.5em;}
.viewer ul, .viewer ol {margin-left:0.5em; padding-left:1.5em;}

.viewer table, table.twtable {border-collapse:collapse; margin:0.8em 1.0em;}
.viewer th, .viewer td, .viewer tr,.viewer caption,.twtable th, .twtable td, .twtable tr,.twtable caption {padding:3px;}
table.listView {font-size:0.85em; margin:0.8em 1.0em;}
table.listView th, table.listView td, table.listView tr {padding:0px 3px 0px 3px;}

.viewer pre {padding:0.5em; margin-left:0.5em; font-size:1.2em; line-height:1.4em; overflow:auto;}
.viewer code {font-size:1.2em; line-height:1.4em;}

.editor {font-size:1.1em;}
.editor input, .editor textarea {display:block; width:100%; font:inherit;}
.editorFooter {padding:0.25em 0; font-size:.9em;}
.editorFooter .button {padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:0px;}

.fieldsetFix {border:0; padding:0; margin:1px 0px;}

.sparkline {line-height:1em;}
.sparktick {outline:0;}

.zoomer {font-size:1.1em; position:absolute; overflow:hidden;}
.zoomer div {padding:1em;}

* html #backstage {width:99%;}
* html #backstageArea {width:99%;}
#backstageArea {display:none; position:relative; overflow: hidden; z-index:150; padding:0.3em 0.5em;}
#backstageToolbar {position:relative;}
#backstageArea a {font-weight:bold; margin-left:0.5em; padding:0.3em 0.5em;}
#backstageButton {display:none; position:absolute; z-index:175; top:0; right:0;}
#backstageButton a {padding:0.1em 0.4em; margin:0.1em;}
#backstage {position:relative; width:100%; z-index:50;}
#backstagePanel {display:none; z-index:100; position:absolute; width:90%; margin-left:3em; padding:1em;}
.backstagePanelFooter {padding-top:0.2em; float:right;}
.backstagePanelFooter a {padding:0.2em 0.4em;}
#backstageCloak {display:none; z-index:20; position:absolute; width:100%; height:100px;}

.whenBackstage {display:none;}
.backstageVisible .whenBackstage {display:block;}
/*}}}*/
/***
StyleSheet for use when a translation requires any css style changes.
This StyleSheet can be used directly by languages such as Chinese, Japanese and Korean which need larger font sizes.
***/
/*{{{*/
body {font-size:0.8em;}
#sidebarOptions {font-size:1.05em;}
#sidebarOptions a {font-style:normal;}
#sidebarOptions .sliderPanel {font-size:0.95em;}
.subtitle {font-size:0.8em;}
.viewer table.listView {font-size:0.95em;}
/*}}}*/
/*{{{*/
@media print {
#mainMenu, #sidebar, #messageArea, .toolbar, #backstageButton, #backstageArea {display: none !important;}
#displayArea {margin: 1em 1em 0em;}
noscript {display:none;} /* Fixes a feature in Firefox 1.5.0.2 where print preview displays the noscript content */
}
/*}}}*/
<!--{{{-->
<div class='header' macro='gradient vert [[ColorPalette::PrimaryLight]] [[ColorPalette::PrimaryMid]]'>
<div class='headerShadow'>
<span class='siteTitle' refresh='content' tiddler='SiteTitle'></span>&nbsp;
<span class='siteSubtitle' refresh='content' tiddler='SiteSubtitle'></span>
</div>
<div class='headerForeground'>
<span class='siteTitle' refresh='content' tiddler='SiteTitle'></span>&nbsp;
<span class='siteSubtitle' refresh='content' tiddler='SiteSubtitle'></span>
</div>
</div>
<div id='mainMenu' refresh='content' tiddler='MainMenu'></div>
<div id='sidebar'>
<div id='sidebarOptions' refresh='content' tiddler='SideBarOptions'></div>
<div id='sidebarTabs' refresh='content' force='true' tiddler='SideBarTabs'></div>
</div>
<div id='displayArea'>
<div id='messageArea'></div>
<div id='tiddlerDisplay'></div>
</div>
<!--}}}-->
<!--{{{-->
<div class='toolbar' macro='toolbar [[ToolbarCommands::ViewToolbar]]'></div>
<div class='title' macro='view title'></div>
<div class='subtitle'><span macro='view modifier link'></span>, <span macro='view modified date'></span> (<span macro='message views.wikified.createdPrompt'></span> <span macro='view created date'></span>)</div>
<div class='tagging' macro='tagging'></div>
<div class='tagged' macro='tags'></div>
<div class='viewer' macro='view text wikified'></div>
<div class='tagClear'></div>
<!--}}}-->
<!--{{{-->
<div class='toolbar' macro='toolbar [[ToolbarCommands::EditToolbar]]'></div>
<div class='title' macro='view title'></div>
<div class='editor' macro='edit title'></div>
<div macro='annotations'></div>
<div class='editor' macro='edit text'></div>
<div class='editor' macro='edit tags'></div><div class='editorFooter'><span macro='message views.editor.tagPrompt'></span><span macro='tagChooser excludeLists'></span></div>
<!--}}}-->
To get started with this blank [[TiddlyWiki]], you'll need to modify the following tiddlers:
* [[SiteTitle]] & [[SiteSubtitle]]: The title and subtitle of the site, as shown above (after saving, they will also appear in the browser title bar)
* [[MainMenu]]: The menu (usually on the left)
* [[DefaultTiddlers]]: Contains the names of the tiddlers that you want to appear when the TiddlyWiki is opened
You'll also need to enter your username for signing your edits: <<option txtUserName>>
These [[InterfaceOptions]] for customising [[TiddlyWiki]] are saved in your browser

Your username for signing your edits. Write it as a [[WikiWord]] (eg [[JoeBloggs]])

<<option txtUserName>>
<<option chkSaveBackups>> [[SaveBackups]]
<<option chkAutoSave>> [[AutoSave]]
<<option chkRegExpSearch>> [[RegExpSearch]]
<<option chkCaseSensitiveSearch>> [[CaseSensitiveSearch]]
<<option chkAnimate>> [[EnableAnimations]]

----
Also see [[AdvancedOptions]]
<<importTiddlers>>
See [[Database to Qore Type Mappings]] for information about how DB types are automatically converted to Qore types.

See [[Sybase Binding By Value]] for a table giving the mappings between Qore types and Sybase DB types when binding by value using the {{{sybase}}} driver, or [[FreeTDS Binding By Value]] when using the {{{freetds}}} driver.

{{{DATETIME}}} and {{{TIME}}} data types have a resolution of 1/300th of a second. Qore uses floating-point operations to convert to or from microseconds (or milliseconds when the module is compiled with qore < 0.8.0) when binding and retrieving data and rounds to the nearest integer to minimize conversion errors.

Background: #fff
Foreground: #000
PrimaryPale: #5a0
PrimaryLight: #4a0
PrimaryMid: #020
PrimaryDark: #390
SecondaryPale: #ffc
SecondaryLight: #af0
SecondaryMid: #340
SecondaryDark: #841
TertiaryPale: #eee
TertiaryLight: #ccc
TertiaryMid: #999
TertiaryDark: #666
Error: #f88
''Database to Qore Type Mappings''
|!Database Type|!Qore Type|!Driver|!Notes|h
|{{{TINYINT}}}|{{{Type::Int}}}|both|direct conversion|
|{{{SMALLINT}}}|{{{Type::Int}}}|both|direct conversion|
|{{{INT}}}|{{{Type::Int}}}|both|direct conversion|
|{{{BIGINT}}}|{{{Type::Int}}}|both|direct conversion|
|{{{DECIMAL, NUMERIC}}}|{{{Type::String}}}|both|conversion to string to avoid losing information|
|{{{FLOAT}}}|{{{Type::Float}}}|both|direct conversion|
|{{{REAL}}}|{{{Type::Float}}}|both|direct conversion|
|{{{MONEY}}}|{{{Type::Float}}}|both|direct conversion|
|{{{SMALLMONEY}}}|{{{Type::Float}}}|both|direct conversion|
|{{{DATETIME}}}|{{{Type::Date}}}|both|1/300 second values are converted and rounded to the nearest microsecond (when compiled with qore < 0.8.0, to the millisecond)|
|{{{SMALLDATETIME}}}|{{{Type::Date}}}|both|direct conversion|
|{{{DATE}}}|{{{Type::Date}}}|both|direct conversion|
|{{{TIME}}}|{{{Type::Date}}}|both|Date portion is set to '1970-01-01'; 1/300 second values are converted and rounded to the nearest microsecond (when compiled with qore < 0.8.0, to the millisecond)|
|{{{CHAR}}}|{{{Type::String}}}|both|trailing blanks are removed|
|{{{VARCHAR}}}|{{{Type::String}}}|both|direct conversion|
|{{{UNICHAR}}}|{{{Type::String}}}|sybase|trailing blanks are removed|
|{{{UNIVARCHAR}}}|{{{Type::String}}}|sybase|trailing blanks are removed|
|{{{TEXT}}}|{{{Type::String}}}|both|direct conversion|
|{{{UNITEXT}}}|{{{Type::Binary}}}|both|this data is returned as type {{{IMAGE}}} from the dataserver, so a binary object is returned by the driver|
|{{{BINARY}}}|{{{Type::Binary}}}|both|direct conversion|
|{{{VARBINARY}}}|{{{Type::Binary}}}|both|direct conversion|
|{{{IMAGE}}}|{{{Type::Binary}}}|both|direct conversion|
David Nichols is the author of the [[Qore programming language|http://qoretechnologies.com/qore]] and of this xmlsec module.
You can reach me at: mailto:[email protected]
[[Introduction]]
[[Binding and Types]]
|!Qore Type|!~FreeTDS Type|!Notes|h
|{{{Type::Int}}}|{{{CS_BIGINT_TYPE}}}, {{{CS_INT_TYPE}}} or {{{CS_FLOAT_TYPE}}}|Integer type is only 32-bits, integers greater than 2147483647 bound to an {{{INT}}} column will only have their lower 32 bits saved to the database.  If the ~FreeTDS version used to compile this driver does not support {{{CS_BIGINT_TYPE}}}, then integers 32 bits or smaller will be bound as {{{CS_INT_TYPE}}}, and larger integers will be bound as {{{CS_FLOAT_TYPE}}}.|
|{{{Type::Float}}}|{{{CS_FLOAT_TYPE}}}|direct conversion|
|{{{Type::Boolean}}}|{{{CS_BIT_TYPE}}}|True = 1, False = 0|
|{{{Type::String}}}|{{{CS_CHAR_TYPE}}}|direct conversion|
|{{{Type::Date}}}|{{{CS_DATETIME_TYPE}}}|milliseconds are rounded to 1/300 second values|
|{{{Type::Binary}}}|{{{CS_BINARY_TYPE}}}|direct conversion|
The {{{freetds.conf}}} file plays an important role in establishing a connection to a database through the {{{freetds}}} driver.  The {{{host}}}, {{{port}}}, and {{{tds version}}} keys at least should be set for each database server in order to establish a connection.

The {{{tds version}}} value is particularly important; if this key does not match the protocol spoken by the server, a connection may not be able to be established, and even if it can be, queries and/or stored procedure execution may not function properly.

Note that the charset value is ignored; connection character encoding is set directly by Qore according to the default Qore encoding or the database encoding specified in the {{{Datasource}}} or {{{DatasourcePool}}} constructors.

See the [[FreeTDS User's Guide|http://www.freetds.org/userguide]] for more information on the {{{freetds.conf}}} file and choosing a protocol version for each connection.
Both the {{{sybase}}} and {{{freetds}}} (formerly called {{{mssql}}}) modules are built from the same sources; this documentation will describe both modules.  They share most of their functionality, but there are differences, both depending on the client libraries used, and according to the database server being connected to.

Both modules are released under the [[LGPL 2.1|http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.html]] and are tagged as such in the modules' headers (meaning they can be loaded unconditionally regardless of how the Qore library was initialized).

Both modules provide drivers to Qore's DBI system, allowing Qore programs to take access databases through the Qore's {{{Datasource}}} and {{{DatasourcePool}}} classes.  The sybase module provides access only to [[Sybase|http://www.sybase.com]] servers, while the [[FreeTDS|http://www.freetds.org]] module provides access to Sybase and Microsoft SQL Server database servers.

The sybase driver is compiled with and linked to Sybase's ct-lib client library, while the freetds driver is compiled with and linked to the open-source ct-lib library provided by the [[FreeTDS|http://www.freetds.org]] project.

Note that this documentation is based on [[TittldyWiki|http://www.tiddlywiki.com/]], a wiki entirely contained in a single web page.

Example of creating a sybase Datasource:

{{{
$db = new Datasource(SQL::DSSybase, $user, $pass, $db, $charset);
}}}

Example of creating a freetds Datasource:

{{{
$db = new Datasource(SQL::DSMSSQL, $user, $pass, $db, $charset);
}}}

See [[FreeTDS Connection Parameters]] for more information on establishing a ~FreeTDS connection.

Both drivers support the following DBI capabilities: {{{DBI_CAP_TRANSACTION_MANAGEMENT}}}, {{{DBI_CAP_STORED_PROCEDURES}}}, {{{DBI_CAP_CHARSET_SUPPORT}}}, {{{DBI_CAP_LOB_SUPPORT}}}, {{{DBI_CAP_BIND_BY_VALUE}}}, {{{DBI_CAP_BIND_BY_PLACEHOLDER}}}.

The {{{Datasource::getServerVersion()}}} and {{{Datasource::getClientVersion()}}} methods are implemented for both drivers. {{{Datasource::getServerVersion()}}} returns a string giving server information similar to the following:

{{{
Adaptive Server Enterprise/15.0.1/EBF 13827/P/x86_64/Enterprise Linux/ase1501/2379/64-bit/OPT/Mon Aug 14 22:15:25 2006
}}}

The {{{Datasource::getClientVersion()}}} returns a string giving version information.  For example, for freetds:

{{{
freetds v0.82 (threadsafe, default tds version=4.2)
}}}

Or for Sybase:

{{{
Sybase Client-Library/15.0/P-EBF13571 ESD #4/DRV.15.0.1/Linux x86_64/Linux 2.4.21-27.ELsmp x86_64/BUILD1500-073/OPT/Mon May 15 03:18:58 2006
}}}

This driver allows all types of statements to be executed through {{{Datasource::select()}}}, {{{Datasource::selectRows()}}}, and {{{Datasource::exec()}}} (and related methods), however rules about {{{Datasource}}} locking or {{{DatasourcePool}}} allocations still apply as usual. If a stored procedure is executed with {{{Datasource::selectRows()}}}, then any query results returned will be returned in either a hash format (if only one row was returned), or as a list of hashes (for multiple rows).

Unlike many other Qore DBI drivers, this driver allows and can return results from multiple select statements issued with a single call. Additionally, it's possible for a stored procedure to return output paramters as well as one or more result sets from select statements. The output format for commands like this differs from standard Qore DBI formats as follows:

|!Query Type|!Result Format|h
|Multiple Selects|A hash is returned with a key giving the results from each select statement. The key names have the format {{{query#}}}, where # is an increasing integer starting with 0.|
|Return Parameters Only|A hash is returned with keys giving the output parameter values, as long as the placeholder format (ex: {{{:name}}}) was used for the output parameters, otherwise the key names in the output will be an increasing integer starting with 0 (i.e. 0, 1, etc). If a count of affected rows is available, it's returned in the {{{rowcount}}} key.|
|Return Parameters and Result Set(s)|As above, but with an addition key: {{{query}}}, giving the result set. If multiple result sets are returned, then the {{{query}}} key will be a hash with {{{query#}}} keys giving the results for each query in order.|
[[Introduction]]
[[Binding and Types]]
[[Transaction Management]]
[[Stored Procedures]]
"Placeholder Type Mappings"
|!Argument|OCI Type|Description|h
|{{{Type::Binary}}}|{{{SQLT_BIN}}}|For retrieving {{{RAW}}} data up to 65531 bytes in size.|
|{{{SQL::BLOB}}}|{{{SQLT_BLOB}}}|For retrieving {{{BLOB}}} data. The {{{LOB}}} handle is used to read the entire {{{BLOB}}} content into a binary object.|
|{{{SQL::CLOB}}}|{{{SQLT_CLOB}}}|For retrieving {{{CLOB}}} data. The {{{LOB handle is used to read the entire {{{CLOB}}} content into a Qore string.|
|{{{SQL::VARCHAR}}}|{{{SQLT_STR}}}|For retrieving character data ({{{VARCHAR}}}, etc). To specify a buffer size larger than 512 bytes, simply use the size in bytes as the argument.|
|{{{Type::Int}}}|{{{SQLT_INT}}}|For retrieving integer numeric data up to 32 bits (for larger numbers or for non-integer numbers use {{{SQL::VARCHAR}}} or {{{Type::Float}}}.|
|{{{Type::Float}}}|{{{SQLT_BDOUBLE}}}|For retrieving data in 64-bit floating point format.|
|{{{Type::Date}}}|{{{SQLT_TIMESTAMP}}}|For retrieving dates and times.|
|{{{Type::Hash}}}|{{{SQLT_RSET}}}|For retrieving result sets from a stored procedure that returns a cursor.|

Qore sybase and freetds Module Documentation
stored procedure execution is supported, the following is an example of a stored procedure call with output parameters:

{{{
create procedure get_values @string varchar(80) output, @int int output
as 
select @string = 'hello there'
select @int = 150
commit -- to maintain transaction count
}}}

Qore code to call this procedure:

{{{
# note that if the output parameters are declared as @string and @int, the driver cannot
# return the parameter result hash with key names corresponding to the param names.
# ":string" and ":int" is qore placeholder syntax, consistent with other Qore DBI
# driver placeholder syntax

my $result = $db.exec("declare @string varchar(40), @int int
exec get_values :string output, :int output");
}}}

!~FreeTDS Limitations
The {{{freetds}}} driver is not able to retrieve output parameter values when executing queries on MS SQL Server 2000 or above (tds version 5.0 or above), due to the fact that newer MS SQL Server dataservers no longer return output parameter information through the TDS protocol as with Sybase and previous versions of SQL Server.  A future version of this driver should offer an alternative Datasource method allowing explicit stored procedure execution through ct-lib RPC functions, which will allow output parameters to be returned.

There are other issues with data types, character encoding, and more when using this driver; please see [[http://www.freetds.org]] for more information.
|!Qore Type|!Sybase Type|!Notes|h
|{{{Type::Int}}}|{{{CS_BIGINT_TYPE}}}|Sybase's integer type is only 32 bits, integers greater than 2147483647 bound to an {{{INT}}} column will only have their lower 32 bits saved to Sybase.|
|{{{Type::Float}}}|{{{CS_FLOAT_TYPE}}}|direct conversion|
|{{{Type::Boolean}}}|{{{CS_BIT_TYPE}}}|True = 1, False = 0|
|{{{Type::String}}}|{{{CS_CHAR_TYPE}}}|direct conversion|
|{{{Type::Date}}}|{{{CS_DATETIME_TYPE}}}|milliseconds are rounded to 1/300 second values|
|{{{Type::Binary}}}|{{{CS_BINARY_TYPE}}}|direct conversion|
Transaction management is supported by enabling chained transaction mode on each connection. In autocommit mode, Qore executes a commit after every request to the server.

The transaction isolation level is left at the default, 1, "read committed", which is the default for all Qore drivers as well.