Re: [Fwd: dbf2pg improvements (password, charset convertions, etc.)] - Mailing list pgsql-patches

OK, I see now that this is in our ftp /contrib directory, not our
tarball /contrib.  I have added this to the FTP directory and removed
the old version.

However, I recommend eventually putting this in a more visible place,
like on Greatbridge.org or Source Forge.  If you do, let me know and I
will remove the FTP file.



>     Hello.
>     Well, I cannot contact the original author so I send this here as my
> last resort.
>     This is regarding a program you distribute in the "contrib" directory
> of your FTP server, the program is called "dbf2pg".
>     I have made some usefull changes that I want to share, see the rest of
> the email for more information.
>     Please, tell me if I have to do anything else to update that program,
> especially if this is not the correct place to send this email (and if
> so, sorry!, I am trying to help), any other comments are appreciated.
>     Take in account that I am not subscribed to this mailing list, so
> please send me a copy of the emails!
>     Thanks and goodbye.
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> De: Ivan Baldo <ivan@servidor.pilasnet.com.uy>
> Asunto: [Fwd: dbf2pg improvements (password, charset convertions, etc.)]
> Para: boekhold@tibco.com
>
>     Hello.
>     I sent you an email to your old account and it bounced, I hope this is
> your new email address.
> P.s.: dbf2pg should have your new email address and possibly a list of
> changes, also the manpage points to an old version (2.0).
> P.s.2: if you accept the changes, PostgreSQL people should get the new
> version, and btw., where is the official location for this program?
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> De: Ivan Baldo <ivan@servidor.pilasnet.com.uy>
> Asunto: dbf2pg improvements (password, charset convertions, etc.)
> Para: boekhold@cindy.et.tudelft.nl
>
>     Hello.
>     First of all, thanks for dbf2pg!!!
>     We will start to use it here soon.
>     I taken it from the Postgres site, in a "contrib" directory somewhere,
> it had version 3.0.
>     I am sending you a traball of my version of the full source and a patch
> with the differences.
>     You can see that there is in it an "ivan.txt" file, you can delete this
> file, it is just for your (and my own) information.
>     For your convenience, here is a bit of that file:
>
> SUMMARY OF CHANGES:
> - dbf2pg.c::isinteger()
>         - tried to optimize it.
> - dbf2pg.c::usage()
>         - cosmetic changes, some options added.
> - dbf2pg.c::main()
>         - support for '-W' flag for asking user password.
>         - support for '-U username' flag to specify user name.
> - dbf2pg.c::do_inserts()
>         - if the user didn't specify a transaction block size, then set
> it to be
>           all the records.
> - dbf2pg.c
>         - fixed handling of date, also, there's no need for '-a' option
> anymore.
>         - support for charset conversion through options '-F
> charset_from' and
>           '-T charset_to', using standard Unix "iconv" support.
> - dbf2pg.1
>         - removed references to msql.
>         - updated a bit (should be checked since I am not a manpage
> expert).
>
> MISC NOTES:
> - behaviour regarding errors, warnings and informations should be
> normalized,
>   I suggest stderr for errors and stdout for anything else.
>
> -- END OF ivan.txt --
>
>     If you are not the correct person to contact, please, tell me who can I
> contact or what can I do then, since this changes could be usefull for
> the world and it is good to share them.
>
>     Well, I will wait for your reply, goodbye!
> P.s.: I have tested this on SuSE Linux 7.0 only, should be tested on
> more platforms!

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