Announce: APQ-2.1 with Win32 Support Released

Announce: APQ-2.1 with Win32 Support Released

[Warren W. Gay VE3WWG]

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I am happy to announce, that APQ-2.1 with win32 support, is now
available. It comes complete with a GUI self installer, thanks
to the folks at Nullsoft Scriptable Install System
(See http://nsis.sourceforge.net/site/index.php).

APQ is a client level Ada95 thick binding to Databases.
At the present time, APQ provides native support for:

  - PostgreSQL
  - MySQL

but other databases may be supported in the future.


The binary win32 APQ-2.1 release can be installed with a
few mouse clicks by opening:

  http://home.cogeco.ca/~ve3wwg/APQ-2.1.EXE

The installer is "GNAT aware", and will install APQ along
side GNAT's Win32Ada binding. As a result, your APQ
client programs will automatically link with it as required.

An uninstaller is included, for those who just want to
give it a whirl.

A test program win32_test.adb is included in the above
install. The test program only requires you to:

  1. Choose database support by uncommenting "with"
     statement.
  2. Edit in your account and password
  3. Edit in your database name
  4. gnatmake win_test
  5. .\win_test

This program will create a table TEST_TBL, insert
a few rows, and then perform a select on the table.


A full APQ-2.1 source release is also available from:

  http://home.cogeco.ca/~ve3wwg/apq-2.1.tar.gz

This includes a win32.pdf file with instructions for building
the win32 release. The APQ pdf manual is also included.


APQ-2.1 UNIX/Linux Enhancement:
-------------------------------

You no longer are required to provide library linker arguments.

The compile:

  $ gnatmake win_test -largs -lapq ...for db...

is now simply:

  $ gnatmake win_test

The win32 port works the same way, thanks to GNAT pragmas.


Don't Forget the www.adaworld.com Forum for APQ
-----------------------------------------------

Thanks to St�phane Richard there is a small forum
at www.adaworld.com for comments, suggestions and
questions related to APQ. From the main page,
click on "Projects' Forum" (at left) to participate.

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Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
http://home.cogeco.ca/~ve3wwg