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diff --git a/databases/p5-DBIx-DBSchema/DESCR b/databases/p5-DBIx-DBSchema/DESCR index d53f23c1d66..6150aa4de7c 100644 --- a/databases/p5-DBIx-DBSchema/DESCR +++ b/databases/p5-DBIx-DBSchema/DESCR @@ -1,9 +1,11 @@ -This module helps abstract the process of working with complex -schemas of relational SQL database tables. As with DBI, it lets -you work with data a row at a time, but gives you the extra ability -to, with a single method call, reach across and grab rows of related -data from tables located elsewhere in your database, without having -to construct an SQL join clause yourself. The 'distance' from the -originating table to the related one can be arbitrarily long, so -long as they are related in some way -- i.e., could both return -data through a single (though perhaps quite lengthy) SQL query. +This module implements an OO-interface to database schemas. Using +this module, you can create a database schema with an OO Perl +interface. You can read the schema from an existing database. +You can save the schema to disk and restore it from different +process. Most importantly, DBIx::DBSchema can write SQL CREATE +statements for different databases from a single source. + +Currently supported databases are MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle and +Sybase. DBIx::DBSchema will attempt to use generic SQL syntax for +other databases. Assistance adding support for other databases is +welcomed. |