[Babase] A proposed Babase announcment
Karl O. Pinc
kop at meme.com
Wed Feb 20 11:51:02 EST 2008
On 02/20/2008 10:30:43 AM, Karl O. Pinc wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I want to announce Babase to the PostgreSQL database
> mailing list to solicit feedback, possible constructive
> suggestions, and so forth.
Here's another revision of the announcement.
> --------------------------------------------
> Subject: Babase, a PostgreSQL database and an example Foxpro
> conversion
>
> Hello,
>
> The Babase project has published the code for it's PostgreSQL
> based baboon data management database online.
Babase may be of interest because it makes extensive use
of triggers for data validation and complex data generation.
It is also probably relatively unique in its use of
the m4 macro pre-processor to provide abstractions for triggers
and other code written in PL/PgSQL.
> Naturally we are not done, but have rushed to release
> our code to the public anyway. Comments and suggestions
> are very welcome, but please be forewarned that
> priorities are such that changes are unlikely to be
> implemented anytime soon.
>
> Complete information is available at:
> https://papio.biology.duke.edu/
>
> Babase is a product of the Amboseli Baboon Research Project:
> http://www.princeton.edu/%7Ebaboon/
>
> Those who wish to convert data from Foxpro may be
> interested in how we did it. Code can be found
> at:
> https://papio.biology.duke.edu/src/conversion/
>
> Regards,
>
> Karl <kop at meme.com>
> Free Software: "You don't pay back, you pay forward."
> -- Robert A. Heinlein
>
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Karl <kop at meme.com>
Free Software: "You don't pay back, you pay forward."
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