This is the first BETA of Db::Ctree, a module to access Faircom's Ctree database from within Perl 5. I created this module because I wanted to use Perl to generate reports from data stored in a Ctree database. The bulk of the code at our site is written in C using the Faircom C library, so I need not need to create files and resource records. Yes, this is a quick hack. It will improve over time if there is interest. It is not mean to replace Faircom's development license. That license is still required legally (I think... I'm not a lawyer, nor play one on TV), morally and without a doubt documentation wise. If you can use this module without that documentation, that's pretty impressive. In order to do the port, I took the function list and parameters from the quick reference list and converted the data types. I needed to remove a few functions that dealt with some file structures, but most of the routines are available. I have not tested each one, but have yet to find one that didn't work from perl. All low level and most ISAM routines seem to work fine. Functions that need a C structure are not currently supported. I'm still trying to figure out how I want to implement them. If you use the ISAM routines, you need to either have a C program create resource records so you can use OpenFileWithResource or open it with a parameter file. My Method access routines uses the OpenFileWithResource function. If your files have DODA information stored in them (again, by a C program), a Method is available to split a record into a hash!! If you give this module a shot, please drop me an email so I can let you know of new versions or just get a warm fuzzy! I've provided two routines (with minor site customizations) ctload and ctdump that we use quite often. Robert Eden Strategic Systems and Services reden@strategiconline.com (comments and suggestions always welcome!) # Copyright 1998 Robert Eden # All rights reserved. # # Automatic licensing for this software is available. This software # can be copied and used under the terms of the GNU Public License, # version 1 or (at your option) any later version, or under the # terms of the Artistic license. Both of these can be found with # the Perl distribution, which this software is intended to augment. # # THIS PACKAGE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR # IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED # WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.