DBD::MSI anyone?

slloyd has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Has anyone considered writing a database driver for an MSI file? It is a database and it does support SQL. I searched for MSI on CPAN and it returned Win32::MSI::DB but it would be nice to have the same interface as other database drivers like mysql or sqlite.

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Re: DBD::MSI anyone? by ghenry (Vicar) on Nov 14, 2005 at 18:54 UTC
Go ahead ;-) Walking the road to enlightenment... I found a penguin and a camel on the way..... Fancy a yourname@perl.me.uk? Just ask!!!	[reply]
Re^2: DBD::MSI anyone? by slloyd (Hermit) on Nov 14, 2005 at 18:58 UTC
Maybe I will. I did not want to start on such a project if it was already out there or in the works. If I do, can anyone direct me to a springboard for writing DBD drivers? Is there a template that you start with or anything. I have not written one before. ------------------------------- by me http://www.basgetti.com http://www.kidlins.com	[reply]
Re^3: DBD::MSI anyone? by samtregar (Abbot) on Nov 14, 2005 at 19:03 UTC
Join the DBI developers mailing-list and ask there. That's the best place to find out if anyone else is working on MSI and also a good place to go for tips on how to get started. -sam	[reply]
Re^4: DBD::MSI anyone? by ghenry (Vicar) on Nov 14, 2005 at 19:42 UTC
Re^3: DBD::MSI anyone? by stvn (Monsignor) on Nov 15, 2005 at 02:14 UTC
If I do, can anyone direct me to a springboard for writing DBD drivers? I have always found the DBD::MysqlPP source code to be very readable. I have used it many times as a reference when writing DBD::Mock. There are also a number of modules in DBI which can be helpful (DBI::DBD, DBD::File, etc). -stvn	[reply]