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Win mSQL 1.0.7
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At long last I have finally got a version that I think will work
on most Windows compliant platforms.  To use this software you
need some Winsock compliant stack. (i.e. Trumpet Winsock, 
MS TCP/IP-32, Chamelon, etc.)  This client wil connect to a 
1.0.7(6) msqld only.


To install:
1. Copy BC450RTL.DLL into you windows system directory.
2. Edit msql.ini to meet your needs:
   The only two parameters are Port and Username.
   The supplied msql.ini will work for a root execd server (1112) and open ACLs.
3. Copy msql.ini into you windows directory.
4. Copy winmsql.exe to where you want it.
5. Make a directory under the directory that contains winmsql.exe called results.
6. Run winmsql.


Included in this package:
1. Source code for winmsql.
2. Libraries for window routines and database access routines.
3. Header files needed to compile the source.
4. Executeable application
5. A Borland 4.5 IDE and makefile.

Features:
This is a true 16 bit Windows application. Menus and all.
Well that's about it :-).

Quirks:
To view results I have decided, after long hours trying to get a edit window to work,
to write the data to a file and spawn the MS Windows application "Write".  I would
rather use Notepad because it does unformatted text but in 16 bit Windows there is
a limitation of a 64K file that can be read.  Another problem with "Write" is that
it prompts you to convert the to "Write" format before opening.  When this happens,
just click "No conversion".  (If anyone knows a way around this, please let me know!)
The results for each query are put into files in a results directory.  You will want
to clear this directory at intervals.
The max size of a SQL statement is 1000 bytes.
The max size of a returned field is 10000 bytes.

Notes on compiling:
I have used the Borland 4.5 compiler.  If you want to use a different compiler you will
need to make sure the PLATFORM_MSWINDOWS and _Windows are defined.


If you have problems running or compiling Win mSQL 1.0.7 please contact me at 
fuqua@niehs.nih.gov.

Good Luck,
Dean

