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NAME

EPrints::Database - a connection to the SQL database for an eprints session.

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DESCRIPTION

EPrints Database Access Module

Provides access to the backend database. All database access done via this module, in the hope that the backend can be replaced as easily as possible.

In most use-cases it should not be necessary to use the database module directly. Instead you should use EPrints::DataSet or EPrints::MetaField accessor methods to access objects and field values respectively.

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Cross-database Support

Any use of SQL statements must use quote_identifier to quote database tables and columns and quote_value to quote values. The only exception to this are the EPrints::Database::* modules which provide database-driver specific extensions.

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Quoting SQL Values

By convention variables that contain already quoted values are prefixed with Q_ so they can be easily recognised when used in string interpolation:

my $Q_value = $db->quote_value( "Hello, World!" );
$db->do("SELECT $Q_value");

Where possible you should avoid quoting values yourself, instead use a method that accepts unquoted values which will (safely) do the work for you.

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CONSTANTS

All the SQL_ column types defined by Perl module DBI and the following:

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SQL_NULL

A column value is undefined.

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SQL_NOT_NULL

A column value is defined.

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INSTANCE VARIABLES

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$self->{session}

The EPrints::Session which is associated with this database connection.

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$self->{debug}

If true then SQL is logged.

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$self->{dbh}

The handle on the actual database connection.

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METHODS

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Database

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new

$db = EPrints::Database->new( $repo, [ %opts ] )

Create a connection to the database.

Options:

 db_connect - Boolean. Also connect to the database (default: true).

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create

$db = $db->create( $username, $password )

Create and connect to a new database using user account $username and $password.

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build_connection_string

$dbstr = EPrints::Database::build_connection_string( %params )

Build the string to use to connect to the database via DBI.

Parameters:

dbname - Database name (REQUIRED).
dbdriver - Database driver (e.g. mysql, Oracle, pgsql, default: mysql).
dbhost - Database host.  Assumes localhost if unset.
dbport - Port to connect to database host.  Assumes default for driver if unset.
dbsock - Socket file to connect to database through.

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connect

$db->connect()

Connects to the database.

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disconnect

$db->disconnect()

Disconnects from the EPrints database. Should always be done before any script exits.

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set_debug

$db->set_debug( $boolean )

Set the SQL debug mode to true or false.

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set_version

$db->set_version( $versionid );

Set the version id table in the SQL database to the given versionid (used by the upgrade script).

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get_version

$version = $db->get_version

Returns the current database schema version.

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is_latest_version

$boolean = $db->is_latest_version

Return true if the SQL tables are in the correct configuration for this edition of eprints. Otherwise, false.

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get_server_version

$version = $db->get_server_version

Return the database server version.

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get_default_charset

$charset = $db->get_default_charset

Return the character set to use.

Returns undef if character sets are unsupported.

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get_default_collation

$collation = $db->get_default_collation( $lang )

Return the collation to use for language $lang.

Returns undef if collation is unsupported.

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get_driver_name

$driver = $db->get_driver_name

Return the database driver name.

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error

$errstr = $db->error()

Return a string describing the last SQL error.

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retry_error

$boolean = $db->retry_error()

Returns a boolean for whether the database error is a retry error.

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duplicate_error

$boolean = $db->duplicate_error()

Returns a boolean for whether the database error is a duplicate error.

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begin

$db->begin()

Begin a transaction.

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commit

$db->commit()

Commit the previously begun transaction.

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rollback

$db->rollback()

Rollback the partially completed transaction.

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type_info

$type_info = $db->type_info( $data_type )

See DBI/type_info.

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get_column_type

$real_type = $db->get_column_type( $name, $data_type, $not_null, [ $length, $scale, %opts ] )

Returns a SQL column definition for $name of type $type, usually something like:

 $name $type($length,$scale) [ NOT NULL ]

If $not_null is true column will be set to NOT NULL.

$length and $scale control the maximum lengths of character or decimal types (see below).

Other options available to refine the column definition:

 langid - character set/collation to use
 sorted - whether this column will be used to order by

langid is mapped to real database values by the "dblanguages" configuration option. The database may not be able to order the request column type in which case, if sorted is true, the database may use a substitute column type.

$data_type is the SQL type. The types are constants defined by this module, to import them use:

 use EPrints::Database qw( :sql_types );

Supported types (n = requires $length argument):

Character data: SQL_VARCHAR(n), SQL_LONGVARCHAR, SQL_CLOB.

Binary data: SQL_VARBINARY(n), SQL_LONGVARBINARY.

Integer data: SQL_TINYINT, SQL_SMALLINT, SQL_INTEGER, SQL_BIGINT.

Floating-point data: SQL_REAL, SQL_DOUBLE.

Time data: SQL_DATE, SQL_TIME.

The actual column types used will be database-specific.

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Basic SQL Operations

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do

$success = $db->do( $sql )

Execute the given $sql.

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prepare

$sth = $db->prepare( $sql )

Prepare the given $sql and return a handle on it.

Use the execute method on the returned DBI handle to execute the SQL:

 my $sth = $db->prepare_select( "SELECT 'Hello, World'" );
 $sth->execute;

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prepare_select

$sth = $db->prepare_select( $sql, [ %options ] )

Prepare a SELECT statement $sql and return a handle to it. After preparing a statement use execute() to execute it.

Returns a DBI statement handle.

The LIMIT SQL keyword is not universally supported, to specify this use the limit option.

Options:

 limit - limit the number of rows returned
 offset - return limit number of rows after offset

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execute

$success = $db->execute( $sth, $sql )

Execute the SQL prepared earlier in the $sth. $sql is only required for debugging purposes.

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update

$success = $db->update( $dataset, $data, $changed )

Updates a EPrints::DataObj from $dataset with the given $data. The primary key field (e.g. eprintid) value must be included.

Updates the ordervalues if the $dataset is ordered.

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_update

$rows = $db->_update( $tablename, $keycols, $keyvals, $columns, @values )

Updates $columns in $tablename with @values where $keycols equals $keyvals and returns the number of rows affected.

N.B. If no rows are affected, the result is still true, see DBI's execute() method.

This is an internal method.

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insert

$success = $db->insert( $table, $columns, @values )

Inserts @values into the table $table. If $columns is defined it will be used as a list of columns to insert into. @values is a list of arrays containing values to insert. These will be quoted before insertion.

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insert_quoted

$success = $db->insert_quoted( $table, $columns, @qvalues )

Inserts values into the table $table. If $columns is defined it will be used as a list of columns to insert into. @qvalues is a list of arrays containing values to insert. These will NOT be quoted before insertion - care must be exercised!

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delete_from

$success = $db->delete_from( $table, $columns, @values )

Perform a SQL DELETE FROM $table using $columns to build a where clause. @values is a list of array references of values in the same order as $columns.

If you want to clear a table completely use clear_table().

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count_table

$n = $db->count_table( $tablename )

Return the number of rows in the specified SQL table with $tablename.

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clear_table

$db->clear_table( $tablename )

Clears all records from the given table with $tablename. Use with caution!

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Quoting

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prep_int

$mungedvalue = EPrints::Database::prep_int( $value )

Escape numerical $value for an SQL statement. undef becomes NULL. Anything else becomes a number (zero if needed).

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prep_value

$mungedvalue = EPrints::Database::prep_value( $value )

Escape $value for an SQL statement. Modify value such that " becomes \" and \ becomes \\ and ' becomes \'.

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prep_like_value

$mungedvalue = EPrints::Database::prep_like_value( $value )

Escape $value for an SQL LIKE clause. In addition to ' " and \ also escapes % and _.

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quote_value

$str = $db->quote_value( $value )

Return a quoted version of $value. To quote a LIKE value you should use:

$db->quote_value( EPrints::Database::prep_like_value( $foo ) . '%' );

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quote_int

$str = $db->quote_int( $value )

Return a quoted integer for $value.

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quote_binary

$str = $db->quote_binary( $bytes )

Some databases (Oracle/PostgreSQL) require transforms of binary data to work correctly.

This method should be called on data $bytes containing null bytes or back-slashes before being passed on quote_value.

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quote_ordervalue

$str = $db->quote_ordervalue( $field, $value )

Some databases (Oracle) can't order by CLOBs so need special treatment when creating the ordervalues tables. This method allows any fixing-up required for string data $value for $field before it's inserted.

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quote_identifier

$str = $db->quote_identifier( @parts )

Quote a database identifier (e.g. table names). Multiple @parts will be joined by dots (.).

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prepare_regexp

$sql = $db->prepare_regexp( $col, $value )

The syntax used for regular expressions varies across databases. This method takes two quoted string and returns a SQL expression that will apply the quoted regexp $value to the quoted column $col.

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sql_as

$sql = $db->sql_AS()

Returns the syntactic glue to use when aliasing. SQL 92 databases will happily use AS but some databases (Oracle) will not accept it.

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sql_like

$sql = $db->sql_LIKE()

Returns the syntactic glue to use when making a case-insensitive LIKE. PostgreSQL requires ILIKE while everything else uses LIKE and the column collation.

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Counters

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counter_current

$n = $db->counter_current( $counter )

Return the value of the previous counter_next on $counter.

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counter_next

$n = $db->counter_next( $counter )

Return the next unused value for the named $counter. Returns undef if the $counter doesn't exist.

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counter_minimum

$db->counter_minimum( $counter, $value )

Ensure that the $counter is set no lower than $value. This is used when importing eprints which may not be in scrict sequence.

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counter_reset

$db->counter_reset( $counter )

Reset the $counter. Use with caution.

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next_doc_pos

$n = $db->next_doc_pos( $eprintid )

Return the next unused document position for the given $eprintid.

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Dataset Data

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exists

$boolean = $db->exists( $dataset, $id )

Return true if there exists an EPrints::DataObj from the $dataset with its primary key set to $id. Otherwise, return false.

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add_record

$success = $db->add_record( $dataset, $data )

Add the given $data as a new record in the given $dataset. $data is a reference to a hash containing values structured for a record in the that $dataset.

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remove

$success = $db->remove( $dataset, $id )

Attempts to remove the EPrints::DataObj with the primary key $id from the specified $dataset.

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Searching, caching and object retrieval

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cache_exp

$searchexp = $db->cache_exp( $cacheid )

Return the serialised search of a the cached search with $cacheid. Return undef if the $cacheid is invalid or expired.

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cache

$cacheid = $db->cache( $searchexp, $dataset, $srctable, [$order], [$list] )

Create a cache of the specified search expression from the SQL table $srctable.

If $order is set then the cache is ordered by the specified fields. For example -year/title orders by year (descending). Records with the same year are ordered by title.

If $srctable is set to LIST then order is ignored and the list of IDs is taken from the array reference $list.

If $srctable is set to ALL every matching record from $dataset is added to the cache, optionally ordered by $order.

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cache_table

$tablename = $db->cache_table( $id )

Return the name of the SQL table used to store the cache with $id.

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cache_userid

$userid = $db->cache_userid( $id )

Returns the userid associated with the cache with $id if that cache exists.

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get_cachemap

$cachemap = $db->get_cachemap( $id )

Return the cachemap with $<id>.

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search

$ids = $db->search( $keyfield, $tables, $conditions, [ $main_table_alias ] )

Return a reference to an array of $keyfield IDs - the results of the search specified by $conditions across the tables specified in the $tables hash where keys are tables aliases and values are table names.

If no $main_table_alias is specified then M is assumed.

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drop_cache

$db->drop_cache( $id )

Remove the cached search with the given $id.

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from_cache

$items = $db->from_cache( $dataset, $cacheid, [ $offset, $count, $justids ] )

Return a reference to an array containing all the items from the given $dataset that have IDs in the cache specified by $cacheid. The cache may be specified either by ID or serialised search expression.

$offset is an offset from the start of the cache and $count is the number of records to return.

If $justids is true then it returns just a reference to an array of the record IDs and not the objects themselves.

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drop_orphan_cache_tables

$c = $db->drop_orphan_cache_tables

Drop tables called cacheXXX where XXX is an integer. Returns the number of cache tables dropped.

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get_single

$obj = $db->get_single( $dataset, $id )

Return a single <EPrints::DataObj> from the given $dataset with primary key set to $id.

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get_all

$items = $db->get_all( $dataset )

Returns a reference to an array with all the <EPrints::DataObj>s from the given $dataset.

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get_cache_ids

@ids = $db->get_cache_ids( $dataset, $cachemap, $offset, $count )

Returns a list of $count IDs from $cache_id starting at $offset and in the order in the $cachemap.

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get_dataobjs

@dataobjs = $db->get_dataobjs( $dataset, [ $id, $id, ... ] )

Retrieves the records in $dataset with the given $id(s). If an $id doesn't exist in the database it will be ignored.

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get_values

$values = $db->get_values( $field, $dataset )

Return a reference to an array of all the distinct values of the EPrints::MetaField $field for the $dataset specified.

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sort_values

$values = $db->sort_values( $field, $values, [ $langid ] )

Sorts and returns the list of $values using the database.

$field is used to get the order value for each value. $langid (or $session->get_langid if unset) is used to determine the database collation to use when sorting the resulting order values.

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get_ids_by_field_values

$ids = $db->get_ids_by_field_values( $field, $dataset, [ %opts ] )

Return a reference to a hash table where the keys are specified $datasets's $field value IDs and the values are references to arrays of IDs.

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dequeue_events

@events = $db->dequeue_events( $n )

Attempt to dequeue upto $n events. May return between 0 and $n events depending on parallel processes and how many events are remaining in the queue.

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ci_lookup

$value = $db->ci_lookup( $field, $value )

This is a hacky method to support case-insensitive lookup for usernames, emails, etc. It returns the actual case-sensitive version of $value if there is a case-insensitive match for the $field.

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Password Validation and Secret Fields

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valid_login

$db->valid_login( $username, $password )

Returns whether the clear-text $password matches the stored crypted password for the $username.

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secret_matches

$db->secret_matches( $dataobj, $fieldname, $token [, $callback ] )

Returns whether the clear-text $token matches the stored crypted field with $fieldname for the $dataobj according to the $callback function.

If not set, $callback defaults to EPrints::Utils#crypt_equals.

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is_secret_set

$boolean = $db->is_secret_set( $dataobj, $fieldname )

Returns a boolean for whether the secret $fieldname for $dataobj has a value set.

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Database Schema Manipulation

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has_sequence

$boolean = $db->has_sequence( $name )

Returns true if a sequence of the given $name exists in the database. Otherwise, returns false.

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create_sequence

$success = $db->create_sequence( $name )

Creates a new sequence object with $name and initialises to zero.

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drop_sequence

$success = $db->drop_sequence( $name )

Deletes a sequence object with $name.

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has_column

$boolean = $db->has_column( $table, $column )

Return true if the named $table has the named $column in the database.

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drop_column

$success = $db->drop_column( $table, $column )

Drops the named $column from the named $table.

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get_primary_key

@columns = $db->get_primary_key( $tablename )

Returns a list of column names that comprise the primary key for the $tablename.

Returns an empty list if no primary key exists.

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index_name

$name = $db->index_name( $table, @cols )

Returns the name of the first index that starts with named columns @cols in the named $table.

Returns undef if no index exists.

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get_index_ids

$ids = $db->get_index_ids( $table, $condition )

Return a reference to an array of the distinct primary keys from the named SQL $table which match the specified $condition.

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create_index

$success = $db->create_index( $table, @columns )

Creates an index over @columns for named $table. Returns true on success, false otherwise.

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create_unique_index

$success = $db->create_unique_index( $tablename, @columns )

Creates a unique index over @columns for named $table. Returns true on success, false otherwise.

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create_foreign_key

$ok = $db->create_foreign_key( $main_table, $table, $key_field )

Create a foreign key relationship between named $main_table and named $table using $key_field.

This will cause records in $table to be deleted if the equivalent record is deleted from $main_table.

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get_tables

@tables = $db->get_tables( [ $dbname ] )

Returns a list of all the tables in the database.

$dbname specifies a particular database name of current connection has access to more than one database.

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has_table

$boolean = $db->has_table( $tablename )

Returns boolean dependent on whether a table of the $tablename exists in the database.

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create_table

$success = $db->create_table( $tablename, $setkey, @fields );

Creates a new table with $tablename based on @fields.

The first $setkey number of fields are used for its primary key.

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drop_table

$db->drop_table( @tables )

Delete the named @tables. Use with caution!

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rename_table

$db->rename_table( $table_from, $table_to )

Renames the table named $table_from to $table_to.

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swap_table

$db->swap_table( $table_a, $table_b )

Renames table named $table_a to $table_b and vice-versa.

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EPrints Schema Manipulation

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create_archive_tables

$success = $db->create_archive_tables()

Create all the SQL tables for all datasets.

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drop_archive_tables

$db->drop_archive_tables()

Destroy all tables used by EPrints in the database.

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create_version_table

$db->create_version_table

Make the version table (and set the only value to be the current version of EPrints).

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drop_version_table

$db->drop_version_table

Drop the version table.

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has_dataset

$db->has_dataset( $dataset )

Returns true if $dataset exists in the database and has all expected tables including ordervalues and index tables.

This does not check that all fields are configured - see </has_field>.

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has_dataset_index_tables

$db->has_dataset_index_tables( $dataset )

Returns true if index tables for $dataset exists of if this is not indexable.

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create_dataset_tables

$success = $db->create_dataset_tables( $dataset )

Creates all the SQL tables for the specified $dataset.

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drop_dataset_tables

$db->drop_dataset_tables( $dataset )

Drops all the SQL tables for the specified $dataset.

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create_dataset_index_tables

$success = $db->create_dataset_index_tables( $dataset )

Creates all the index tables for the specified $dataset.

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create_dataset_ordervalues_tables

$success = $db->create_dataset_ordervalues_tables( $dataset )

Creates all the ordervalues tables for the specified $dataset.

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has_field

$db->has_field( $dataset, $field )

Returns true if $field is in the database for $dataset.

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add_field

$db->add_field( $dataset, $field, [ $force ] )

Add $field to $dataset's tables.

If $force is true modify/replace an existing column. Use with care!

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remove_field

$db->remove_field( $dataset, $field )

Remove $field from $dataset's tables.

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rename_field

$ok = $db->rename_field( $dataset, $field, $old_name )

Rename the $field in the $dataset from its $old_name.

Returns true if the $field is successfully renamed.

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create_counters

$success = $db->create_counters

Create the counters used to store the highest current ID of eprints, users, etc.

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has_counter

$success = $db->has_counter( $counter )

Returns true if $counter exists.

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create_counter

$success = $db->create_counter( $name )

Create and initialise to zero a new counter with $name.

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remove_counters

$success = $db->remove_counters

Destroy all counters.

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drop_counter

$success = $db->drop_counter( $name )

Destroy the counter named $name.

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User Messages

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save_user_message

$message = $db->save_user_message( $userid, $m_type, $dom_m_data )

Save user message provided in XML DOM object $dom_m_data as a sanitized string in a EPrints::DataObj::Message using $m_type to define the message type and $userid for the ID of the user whose message it is.

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get_user_messages

@messages = $db->get_user_messages( $userid, %opts )

Get the messages for a user with ID $userid and clear messages if $opt{clear} is set.

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clear_user_messages

$db->clear_user_messages( $userid )

Clear all messages for user with ID $userid.

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COPYRIGHT

EPrints 3.4 is supplied by EPrints Services.

http://www.eprints.org/eprints-3.4/

LICENSE

This file is part of EPrints 3.4 http://www.eprints.org/.

EPrints 3.4 and this file are released under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3 as published by the Free Software Foundation unless otherwise stated.

EPrints 3.4 is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with EPrints 3.4. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.

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 ==NAME==
-'''EPrints::Database''' - a connection to the SQL database for an eprints session
+'''EPrints::Database''' - a connection to the SQL database for an eprints session.
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-==SYNOPSIS==
-  $db = $repo-&gt;database
-  $sth = $db-&gt;prepare("SELECT 'hello, world!'");
-  $sth-&gt;execute;
-  print $sth-&gt;fetchrow_arrayref-&gt;[0], "\n";
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 ==DESCRIPTION==
 EPrints Database Access Module
-Provides access to the backend database. All database access is performed via this module to 1) provide cross-database support and 2) improve security through enforcing proper quoting of SQL values.
+Provides access to the backend database. All database access done via this module, in the hope that the backend can be replaced as easily as possible.
-In most use-cases it should not be necessary to use the database module directly. Instead you should use [[API:EPrints/DataSet|EPrints::DataSet]] or [[API:EPrints/MetaField|EPrints::MetaField]] accessor methods to access objects and field values respectively.
+In most use-cases it should not be necessary to use the database  module directly. Instead you should use [[API:EPrints/DataSet|EPrints::DataSet]] or  [[API:EPrints/MetaField|EPrints::MetaField]] accessor methods to access objects and field  values respectively.
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 ===Cross-database Support===
-Any use of SQL statements must use [[API:EPrints/Database#quote_identifier|quote_identifier]] to quote database tables and columns and [[API:EPrints/Database#quote_value|quote_value]] to quote values. The only exception to this are the EPrints::Database::* modules which provide database-driver specific extensions.
+Any use of SQL statements must use [[API:EPrints/Database#quote_identifier|quote_identifier]] to quote  database tables and columns and quote_value to quote values. The only  exception to this are the EPrints::Database::* modules which provide  database-driver specific extensions.
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 ===Quoting SQL Values===
-By convention variables that contain already quoted values are prefixed with 'Q_' so they can be easily recognised when used in string interpolation:
+By convention variables that contain already quoted values are  prefixed with <tt>Q_</tt> so they can be easily recognised when used in  string interpolation:
-  my $Q_value = $db-&gt;quote_value( "Hello, World!" );
+ my $Q_value = $db-&gt;quote_value( "Hello, World!" );
-  $db-&gt;do("SELECT $Q_value");
+ $db-&gt;do("SELECT $Q_value");
-Where possible you should avoid quoting values yourself, instead use a method that accepts unquoted values which will (safely) do the work for you.
+Where possible you should avoid quoting values yourself, instead use a  method that accepts unquoted values which will (safely) do the work  for you.
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+==CONSTANTS==
+All the <tt>SQL_</tt> column types defined by Perl module {{API:PodLink|file=DBI|package_name=DBI|section=|text=DBI}} and the  following:
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+===SQL_NULL===
+A column value is undefined.
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+===SQL_NOT_NULL===
+A column value is defined.
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+==INSTANCE VARIABLES==
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+===$self-&gt;{session}===
+The [[API:EPrints/Session|EPrints::Session]] which is associated with this database  connection.
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+===$self-&gt;{debug}===
+If <tt>true</tt> then SQL is logged.
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+===$self-&gt;{dbh}===
+The handle on the actual database connection.
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 ==METHODS==
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 ===Database===
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 ====new====
-<source lang="perl">$db = EPrints::Database->new( $repo )
+ $db = EPrints::Database-&gt;new( $repo, [ %opts ] )
+Create a connection to the database.
-</source>
+Options:
-Create a connection to the database.
+  db_connect - Boolean. Also connect to the database (default: true).
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 ====create====
-<source lang="perl">$db = $db->create( $username, $password )
+ $db = $db-&gt;create( $username, $password )
+Create and connect to a new database using user account <tt>$username</tt>  and <tt>$password</tt>.
-</source>
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-Create and connect to a new database using super user account $username and $password.
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+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_build_connection_string -->
+====build_connection_string====
+ $dbstr = EPrints::Database::build_connection_string( %params )
+Build the string to use to connect to the database via {{API:PodLink|file=DBI|package_name=DBI|section=|text=DBI}}.
+Parameters:
+ dbname - Database name (REQUIRED).
+ dbdriver - Database driver (e.g. mysql, Oracle, pgsql, default: mysql).
+ dbhost - Database host.  Assumes localhost if unset.
+ dbport - Port to connect to database host.  Assumes default for driver if unset.
+ dbsock - Socket file to connect to database through.
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 ====connect====
-<source lang="perl">$ok = $db->connect
+ $db-&gt;connect()
-</source>
 Connects to the database.
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 ====disconnect====
-<source lang="perl">$db->disconnect
+ $db-&gt;disconnect()
+Disconnects from the EPrints database. Should always be done before  any script exits.
-</source>
-Disconnects from the EPrints database.
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 ====set_debug====
-<source lang="perl">$db->set_debug( $boolean )
+ $db-&gt;set_debug( $boolean )
+Set the SQL debug mode to <tt>true</tt> or <tt>false</tt>.
-</source>
-Set the SQL debug mode to true or false.
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 ====set_version====
-<source lang="perl">$db->set_version( $versionid );
+ $db-&gt;set_version( $versionid );
+Set the version id table in the SQL database to the given <tt>versionid</tt> (used by the upgrade script).
-</source>
-Set the version id table in the SQL database to the given value (used by the upgrade script).
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 ====get_version====
-<source lang="perl">$version = $db->get_version
+ $version = $db-&gt;get_version
+Returns the current database schema version.
-</source>
-Returns the current database schema version.
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 ====is_latest_version====
-<source lang="perl">$boolean = $db->is_latest_version
+ $boolean = $db-&gt;is_latest_version
+Return <tt>true</tt> if the SQL tables are in the correct configuration for this edition of eprints. Otherwise, <tt>false</tt>.
-</source>
-Return true if the database schema is in the correct configuration for this version of eprints. Otherwise false.
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 ====get_server_version====
-<source lang="perl">$version = $db->get_server_version
+ $version = $db-&gt;get_server_version
-</source>
 Return the database server version.
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 ====get_default_charset====
-<source lang="perl">$charset = $db->get_default_charset( LANGUAGE )
+ $charset = $db-&gt;get_default_charset
+Return the character set to use.
-</source>
+Returns <tt>undef</tt> if character sets are unsupported.
-Return the character set to use for LANGUAGE.
-Returns undef if character sets are unsupported.
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 ====get_default_collation====
-<source lang="perl">$collation = $db->get_default_collation( LANGUAGE )
+ $collation = $db-&gt;get_default_collation( $lang )
+Return the collation to use for language <tt>$lang</tt>.
-</source>
+Returns <tt>undef</tt> if collation is unsupported.
-Return the collation to use for LANGUAGE.
-Returns undef if collation is unsupported.
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 ====get_driver_name====
-<source lang="perl">$driver = $db->get_driver_name
+ $driver = $db-&gt;get_driver_name
-</source>
 Return the database driver name.
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 ====error====
-<source lang="perl">$errstr = $db->error
+ $errstr = $db-&gt;error()
-</source>
 Return a string describing the last SQL error.
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 ====retry_error====
-<source lang="perl">$bool = $db->retry_error
+ $boolean = $db-&gt;retry_error()
+Returns a boolean for whether the database error is a retry error.
-</source>
-Returns true if the current error is a retry error.
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 ====duplicate_error====
-<source lang="perl">$bool = $db->duplicate_error
+ $boolean = $db-&gt;duplicate_error()
+Returns a boolean for whether the database error is a duplicate error.
-</source>
-Returns true if the current error is a PRIMARY KEY or UNIQUE error.
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 ====begin====
-<source lang="perl">$db->begin
+ $db-&gt;begin()
-</source>
 Begin a transaction.
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 ====commit====
-<source lang="perl">$db->commit
+ $db-&gt;commit()
-</source>
 Commit the previously begun transaction.
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 ====rollback====
-<source lang="perl">$db->rollback
+ $db-&gt;rollback()
+Rollback the partially completed transaction.
-</source>
-Roll-back the current transaction.
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 ====type_info====
-<source lang="perl">$type_info = $db->type_info( DATA_TYPE )
+ $type_info = $db-&gt;type_info( $data_type )
-</source>
 See {{API:PodLink|file=DBI|package_name=DBI|section=type_info|text=DBI/type_info}}.
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 ====get_column_type====
-<source lang="perl">$real_type = $db->get_column_type( NAME, TYPE, NOT_NULL, [ LENGTH/PRECISION ], [ SCALE ], %opts )
+ $real_type = $db-&gt;get_column_type( $name, $data_type, $not_null, [ $length, $scale, %opts ] )
+Returns a SQL column definition for <tt>$name</tt> of type <tt>$type</tt>, usually something like:
-</source>
-Returns a SQL column definition for NAME of type TYPE, usually something like:
    $name $type($length,$scale) [ NOT NULL ]
-If NOT_NULL is true column will be set "not null".
+If <tt>$not_null</tt> is <tt>true</tt> column will be set to <tt>NOT NULL</tt>.
-LENGTH/PRECISION and SCALE control the maximum lengths of character or decimal types (see below).
+<tt>$length</tt> and <tt>$scale</tt> control the maximum lengths of character or decimal types (see below).
 Other options available to refine the column definition:
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    sorted - whether this column will be used to order by
-'''langid''' is mapped to real database values by the "dblanguages" configuration option. The database may not be able to order the request column type in which case, if '''sorted''' is true, the database may use a substitute column type.
+'''langid''' is mapped to real database values by the "dblanguages" configuration option. The database may not be able to order the request column type in which case, if <tt>sorted</tt> is true, the database may use a substitute column type.
-TYPE is the SQL type. The types are constants defined by this module, to import them use:
+<tt>$data_type</tt> is the SQL type. The types are constants defined by this module, to import them use:
    use EPrints::Database qw( :sql_types );
-Supported types (n = requires LENGTH argument):
+Supported types (n = requires <tt>$length</tt> argument):
-Character data: SQL_VARCHAR(n), SQL_LONGVARCHAR, SQL_CLOB.
+Character data: <tt>SQL_VARCHAR(n)</tt>, <tt>SQL_LONGVARCHAR</tt>, <tt>SQL_CLOB</tt>.
-Binary data: SQL_VARBINARY(n), SQL_LONGVARBINARY.
+Binary data: <tt>SQL_VARBINARY(n)</tt>, <tt>SQL_LONGVARBINARY</tt>.
-Integer data: SQL_TINYINT, SQL_SMALLINT, SQL_INTEGER, SQL_BIGINT.
+Integer data: <tt>SQL_TINYINT</tt>, <tt>SQL_SMALLINT</tt>, <tt>SQL_INTEGER</tt>, <tt>SQL_BIGINT</tt>.
-Floating-point data: SQL_REAL, SQL_DOUBLE.
+Floating-point data: <tt>SQL_REAL</tt>, <tt>SQL_DOUBLE</tt>.
-Time data: SQL_DATE, SQL_TIME.
+Time data: <tt>SQL_DATE</tt>, <tt>SQL_TIME</tt>.
 The actual column types used will be database-specific.
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+</div>
-===Schema Manipulation===
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=head_basic_sql_operations -->
+===Basic SQL Operations===
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+</div>
-====create_archive_tables====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_do -->
+====do====
-<source lang="perl">$success = $db->create_archive_tables
-</source>
+ $success = $db-&gt;do( $sql )
-Create all the SQL tables for each dataset.
+Execute the given <tt>$sql</tt>.
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+</div>
-====drop_archive_tables====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_prepare -->
+====prepare====
-<source lang="perl">$db->drop_archive_tables()
+ $sth = $db-&gt;prepare( $sql )
+Prepare the given <tt>$sql</tt> and return a handle on it.
-</source>
+Use the <tt>execute</tt> method on the returned {{API:PodLink|file=DBI|package_name=DBI|section=|text=DBI}} handle to execute the SQL:
-Destroy all tables used by eprints in the database.
+  my $sth = $db-&gt;prepare_select( "SELECT 'Hello, World'" );
+  $sth-&gt;execute;
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+</div>
-====create_version_table====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_prepare_select -->
+====prepare_select====
+ $sth = $db-&gt;prepare_select( $sql, [ %options ] )
+Prepare a <tt>SELECT</tt> statement <tt>$sql</tt> and return a handle to it. After  preparing a statement use <tt>execute()</tt> to execute it.
+Returns a {{API:PodLink|file=DBI|package_name=DBI|section=|text=DBI}} statement handle.
-<source lang="perl">$db->create_version_table
+The <tt>LIMIT</tt> SQL keyword is not universally supported, to specify this  use the <tt>limit</tt> option.
-</source>
+Options:
-Make the version table (and set the only value to be the current version of eprints).
+  limit - limit the number of rows returned
+  offset - return '''limit''' number of rows after offset
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+</div>
-====drop_version_table====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_execute -->
+====execute====
-<source lang="perl">$db->drop_version_table
-</source>
+ $success = $db-&gt;execute( $sth, $sql )
-Drop the version table.
+Execute the SQL prepared earlier in the <tt>$sth</tt>. <tt>$sql</tt> is only  required for debugging purposes.
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+</div>
-====create_dataset_tables====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_update -->
+====update====
-<source lang="perl">$success = $db->create_dataset_tables( $dataset )
+ $success = $db-&gt;update( $dataset, $data, $changed )
+Updates a <tt>EPrints::DataObj</tt> from <tt>$dataset</tt> with the given <tt>$data</tt>.  The primary key field (e.g. <tt>eprintid</tt>) value must be included.
-</source>
+Updates the <tt>ordervalues</tt> if the <tt>$dataset</tt> is  {{API:PodLink|file=EPrints/DataSet#ordered|package_name=EPrints::DataSet#ordered|section=|text=ordered}}.
-Create all the SQL tables for a single dataset.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_drop_dataset_tables -->
+</div>
-====drop_dataset_tables====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item__update -->
+====_update====
+ $rows = $db-&gt;_update( $tablename, $keycols, $keyvals, $columns, @values )
+Updates <tt>$columns</tt> in <tt>$tablename</tt> with <tt>@values</tt> where <tt>$keycols</tt>  equals <tt>$keyvals</tt> and returns the number of rows affected.
-<source lang="perl">$db->drop_dataset_tables( $dataset )
+N.B. If no rows are affected, the result is still <tt>true</tt>,  see {{API:PodLink|file=DBI|package_name=DBI|section=|text=DBI}}'s <tt>execute()</tt> method.
-</source>
+This is an internal method.
-Drop all the SQL tables for a single dataset.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_create_dataset_index_tables -->
+</div>
-====create_dataset_index_tables====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_insert -->
+====insert====
-<source lang="perl">$success = $db->create_dataset_index_tables( $dataset )
-</source>
+ $success = $db-&gt;insert( $table, $columns, @values )
-Create all the index tables for a single dataset.
+Inserts <tt>@values</tt> into the table <tt>$table</tt>. If <tt>$columns</tt> is defined  it will be used as a list of columns to insert into. <tt>@values</tt> is a  list of arrays containing values to insert. These will be quoted before  insertion.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_create_dataset_ordervalues_tables -->
+</div>
-====create_dataset_ordervalues_tables====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_insert_quoted -->
+====insert_quoted====
-<source lang="perl">$success = $db->create_dataset_ordervalues_tables( $dataset )
-</source>
+ $success = $db-&gt;insert_quoted( $table, $columns, @qvalues )
-Create all the ordervalues tables for a single dataset.
+Inserts values into the table <tt>$table</tt>. If <tt>$columns</tt> is defined it  will be used as a list of columns to insert into. <tt>@qvalues</tt> is a  list of arrays containing values to insert. These will NOT be quoted  before insertion - care must be exercised!
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_has_dataset -->
+</div>
-====has_dataset====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_delete_from -->
+====delete_from====
-<source lang="perl">$db->has_dataset( $dataset )
+ $success = $db-&gt;delete_from( $table, $columns, @values )
+Perform a SQL <tt>DELETE FROM</tt> <tt>$table</tt> using <tt>$columns</tt> to build a  where clause. <tt>@values</tt> is a list of array references of values in  the same order as <tt>$columns</tt>.
-</source>
+If you want to clear a table completely use <tt>clear_table()</tt>.
-Returns true if $dataset exists in the database or has no database tables.
-This does not check that all fields are configured - see has_field().
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_has_field -->
+</div>
-====has_field====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_count_table -->
+====count_table====
-<source lang="perl">$db->has_field( $dataset, $field )
-</source>
+ $n = $db-&gt;count_table( $tablename )
-Returns true if $field is in the database for $dataset.
+Return the number of rows in the specified SQL table with  <tt>$tablename</tt>.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_add_field -->
+</div>
-====add_field====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_clear_table -->
+====clear_table====
-<source lang="perl">$db->add_field( $dataset, $field [, $force ] )
+ $db-&gt;clear_table( $tablename )
+Clears all records from the given table with <tt>$tablename</tt>. Use with  caution!
-</source>
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
-Add $field to $dataset's tables.
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
+<!-- Edit below this comment -->
-If $force is true will modify/replace an existing column (use with care!).
+<!-- Pod2Wiki= -->
+</div>
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=head_quoting -->
+===Quoting===
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_remove_field -->
+</div>
-====remove_field====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_prep_int -->
+====prep_int====
-<source lang="perl">$db->remove_field( $dataset, $field )
-</source>
+ $mungedvalue = EPrints::Database::prep_int( $value )
-Remove $field from $dataset's tables.
+Escape numerical <tt>$value</tt> for an SQL statement. <tt>undef</tt> becomes  <tt>NULL</tt>. Anything else becomes a number (zero if needed).
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_rename_field -->
+</div>
-====rename_field====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_prep_value -->
+====prep_value====
+ $mungedvalue = EPrints::Database::prep_value( $value )
+Escape <tt>$value</tt> for an SQL statement. Modify value such that <tt>"</tt>  becomes <tt>\"</tt> and <tt>\</tt> becomes <tt>\\</tt> and <tt>'</tt> becomes <tt>\'</tt>.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
+<!-- Edit below this comment -->
-<source lang="perl">$ok = $db->rename_field( $dataset, $field, $old_name )
-</source>
+<!-- Pod2Wiki= -->
-Rename a $field in the database from it's old name $old_name.
+</div>
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_prep_like_value -->
+====prep_like_value====
-Returns true if the field was successfully renamed.
+ $mungedvalue = EPrints::Database::prep_like_value( $value )
+Escape <tt>$value</tt> for an SQL <tt>LIKE</tt> clause. In addition to <tt>'</tt> <tt>"</tt>  and <tt>\</tt> also escapes <tt>%</tt> and <tt>_</tt>.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_create_table -->
+</div>
-====create_table====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_quote_value -->
+====quote_value====
-<source lang="perl">$success = $db->create_table( $tablename, $setkey, @fields );
+ $str = $db-&gt;quote_value( $value )
+Return a quoted version of <tt>$value</tt>. To quote a <tt>LIKE</tt> value  you should use:
-</source>
+ $db-&gt;quote_value( EPrints::Database::prep_like_value( $foo ) . '%' );
-Creates a new table $tablename based on @fields.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
+<!-- Edit below this comment -->
-The first $setkey number of fields are used for a primary key.
+<!-- Pod2Wiki= -->
+</div>
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_quote_int -->
+====quote_int====
+ $str = $db-&gt;quote_int( $value )
+Return a quoted integer for <tt>$value</tt>.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_create_foreign_key -->
+</div>
-====create_foreign_key====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_quote_binary -->
+====quote_binary====
-<source lang="perl">$ok = $db->create_foreign_key( $main_table, $aux_table, $key_field )
-</source>
+ $str = $db-&gt;quote_binary( $bytes )
-Create a foreign key relationship between $main_table and $aux_table using the $key_field.
+Some databases (Oracle/PostgreSQL) require transforms of binary data  to work correctly.
-This will cause records in $aux_table to be deleted if the equivalent record is deleted from $main_table.
+This method should be called on data <tt>$bytes</tt> containing null bytes  or back-slashes before being passed on [[API:EPrints/Database#quote_value|quote_value]].
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_create_counters -->
+</div>
-====create_counters====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_quote_ordervalue -->
+====quote_ordervalue====
-<source lang="perl">$success = $db->create_counters
-</source>
+ $str = $db-&gt;quote_ordervalue( $field, $value )
-Create the counters used to store the highest current id of eprints, users etc.
+Some databases (Oracle) can't order by <tt>CLOB</tt>s so need special  treatment when creating the ordervalues tables. This method allows any  fixing-up required for string data <tt>$value</tt> for <tt>$field</tt> before it's  inserted.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_has_counter -->
+</div>
-====has_counter====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_quote_identifier -->
+====quote_identifier====
-<source lang="perl">$success = $db->has_counter( $counter )
+ $str = $db-&gt;quote_identifier( @parts )
+Quote a database identifier (e.g. table names). Multiple <tt>@parts</tt>  will be joined by dots (<tt>.</tt>).
-</source>
-Returns true if $counter exists.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_create_counter -->
+</div>
-====create_counter====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_prepare_regexp -->
+====prepare_regexp====
-<source lang="perl">$success = $db->create_counter( $name )
-</source>
+ $sql = $db-&gt;prepare_regexp( $col, $value )
-Create and initialise to zero a new counter called $name.
+The syntax used for regular expressions varies across databases. This  method takes two quoted string and returns a SQL expression that will  apply the quoted regexp <tt>$value</tt> to the quoted column <tt>$col</tt>.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_remove_counters -->
+</div>
-====remove_counters====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_sql_as -->
+====sql_as====
-<source lang="perl">$success = $db->remove_counters
-</source>
+ $sql = $db-&gt;sql_AS()
-Destroy all counters.
+Returns the syntactic glue to use when aliasing. SQL 92 databases will  happily use <tt>AS</tt> but some databases (Oracle) will not accept it.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_drop_counter -->
+</div>
-====drop_counter====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_sql_like -->
+====sql_like====
-<source lang="perl">$success = $db->drop_counter( $name )
-</source>
+ $sql = $db-&gt;sql_LIKE()
-Destroy the counter named $name.
+Returns the syntactic glue to use when making a case-insensitive  <tt>LIKE</tt>. PostgreSQL requires <tt>ILIKE</tt> while everything else uses  <tt>LIKE</tt> and the column collation.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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+</div>
 <!-- Pod2Wiki=head_counters -->
 ===Counters===
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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+</div>
 <!-- Pod2Wiki=item_counter_current -->
 ====counter_current====
-<source lang="perl">$n = $db->counter_current( $counter )
+ $n = $db-&gt;counter_current( $counter )
+Return the value of the previous counter_next on <tt>$counter</tt>.
-</source>
-Return the value of the previous counter_next on $counter.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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+</div>
 <!-- Pod2Wiki=item_counter_next -->
 ====counter_next====
-<source lang="perl">$n = $db->counter_next( $counter )
+ $n = $db-&gt;counter_next( $counter )
+Return the next unused value for the named <tt>$counter</tt>. Returns  <tt>undef</tt> if the <tt>$counter</tt> doesn't exist.
-</source>
-Return the next unused value for the named counter. Returns undef if  the counter doesn't exist.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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+</div>
 <!-- Pod2Wiki=item_counter_minimum -->
 ====counter_minimum====
-<source lang="perl">$db->counter_minimum( $counter, $value )
+ $db-&gt;counter_minimum( $counter, $value )
+Ensure that the <tt>$counter</tt> is set no lower than <tt>$value</tt>. This is  used when importing eprints which may not be in scrict sequence.
-</source>
-Ensure that the counter is set no lower than $value. This is used when importing eprints which may not be in scrict sequence.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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+</div>
 <!-- Pod2Wiki=item_counter_reset -->
 ====counter_reset====
-<source lang="perl">$db->counter_reset( $counter )
+ $db-&gt;counter_reset( $counter )
+Reset the <tt>$counter</tt>. Use with caution.
-</source>
-Reset the counter. Use with caution.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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+</div>
 <!-- Pod2Wiki=item_next_doc_pos -->
 ====next_doc_pos====
-<source lang="perl">$n = $db->next_doc_pos( $eprintid )
+ $n = $db-&gt;next_doc_pos( $eprintid )
+Return the next unused document position for the given <tt>$eprintid</tt>.
-</source>
-Return the next unused document pos for the given eprintid.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=head_basic_sql_operations -->
+</div>
-===Basic SQL operations===
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=head_dataset_data -->
+===Dataset Data===
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_do -->
+</div>
-====do====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_exists -->
+====exists====
-<source lang="perl">$success = $db->do( $sql )
-</source>
+ $boolean = $db-&gt;exists( $dataset, $id )
-Execute the given SQL.
+Return <tt>true</tt> if there exists an [[API:EPrints/DataObj|EPrints::DataObj]] from the  <tt>$dataset</tt> with its primary key set to <tt>$id</tt>. Otherwise, return  <tt>false</tt>.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_prepare -->
+</div>
-====prepare====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_add_record -->
+====add_record====
+ $success = $db-&gt;add_record( $dataset, $data )
+Add the given <tt>$data</tt> as a new record in the given <tt>$dataset</tt>.  <tt>$data</tt> is a reference to a hash containing values structured for a  record in the that <tt>$dataset</tt>.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
+<!-- Edit below this comment -->
-<source lang="perl">$sth = $db->prepare( $sql )
-</source>
+<!-- Pod2Wiki= -->
-Prepare the SQL statement $sql for execution.
+</div>
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_remove -->
+====remove====
-Use the <tt>execute</tt> method on the returned {{API:PodLink|file=DBI|package_name=DBI|section=|text=DBI}} handle to execute the SQL:
+ $success = $db-&gt;remove( $dataset, $id )
+Attempts to remove the [[API:EPrints/DataObj|EPrints::DataObj]] with the primary key <tt>$id</tt>  from the specified <tt>$dataset</tt>.
-  my $sth = $db-&gt;prepare_select( "SELECT 'Hello, World'" );
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
-  $sth-&gt;execute;
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_prepare_select -->
+</div>
-====prepare_select====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=head_searching_caching_and_object_retrieval -->
+===Searching, caching and object retrieval===
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
+<!-- Edit below this comment -->
-<source lang="perl">$sth = $db->prepare_select( $sql [, %options ] )
-</source>
+<!-- Pod2Wiki= -->
-Prepare a SELECT statement $sql for execution.
+</div>
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_cache_exp -->
-Returns a {{API:PodLink|file=DBI|package_name=DBI|section=|text=DBI}} statement handle.
+====cache_exp====
-The LIMIT SQL keyword is not universally supported, to specify a LIMIT you must use the '''limit''' option.
-Options:
+ $searchexp = $db-&gt;cache_exp( $cacheid )
+Return the serialised search of a the cached search with <tt>$cacheid</tt>. Return <tt>undef</tt> if the <tt>$cacheid</tt> is invalid or expired.
-  limit - limit the number of rows returned
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
-  offset - return '''limit''' number of rows after offset
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item__update -->
+</div>
-====_update====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_cache -->
+====cache====
-<source lang="perl">$rows = $db->_update( $tablename, $keycols, $keyvals, $columns, @values )
+ $cacheid = $db-&gt;cache( $searchexp, $dataset, $srctable, [$order], [$list] )
+Create a cache of the specified search expression from the SQL table <tt>$srctable</tt>.
-</source>
+If <tt>$order</tt> is set then the cache is ordered by the specified fields.  For example <tt>-year/title</tt> orders by year (descending). Records with  the same year are ordered by title.
-UPDATES $tablename where $keycols equals $keyvals and returns the number of rows affected.
-Note! If no rows are affected the result is still 'true', see DBI's execute() method.
+If <tt>$srctable</tt> is set to <tt>LIST</tt> then order is ignored and the list  of IDs is taken from the array reference <tt>$list</tt>.
-This method is internal.
+If <tt>$srctable</tt> is set to <tt>ALL</tt> every matching record from $dataset  is added to the cache, optionally ordered by <tt>$order</tt>.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_insert -->
+</div>
-====insert====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_cache_table -->
+====cache_table====
+ $tablename = $db-&gt;cache_table( $id )
+Return the name of the SQL table used to store the cache with <tt>$id</tt>.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
+<!-- Edit below this comment -->
-<source lang="perl">$success = $db->insert( $table, $columns, @values )
-</source>
+<!-- Pod2Wiki= -->
-Inserts values into the table $table. If $columns is defined it will be used as a list of columns to insert into. @values is a list of arrays containing values to insert.
+</div>
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_cache_userid -->
+====cache_userid====
-Values will be quoted before insertion.
+ $userid = $db-&gt;cache_userid( $id )
+Returns the <tt>userid</tt> associated with the cache with <tt>$id</tt> if that  cache exists.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_insert_quoted -->
+</div>
-====insert_quoted====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_get_cachemap -->
+====get_cachemap====
-<source lang="perl">$success = $db->insert_quoted( $table, $columns, @qvalues )
-</source>
+ $cachemap = $db-&gt;get_cachemap( $id )
-Inserts values into the table $table. If $columns is defined it will be used as a list of columns to insert into. @qvalues is a list of arrays containing values to insert.
+Return the cachemap with $&lt;id&gt;.
-Values will NOT be quoted before insertion - care must be exercised!
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_delete_from -->
+</div>
-====delete_from====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_search -->
+====search====
-<source lang="perl">$success = $db->delete_from( $table, $columns, @values )
+ $ids = $db-&gt;search( $keyfield, $tables, $conditions, [ $main_table_alias ] )
+Return a reference to an array of <tt>$keyfield</tt> IDs - the results of  the search specified by <tt>$conditions</tt> across the tables specified in  the <tt>$tables</tt> hash where keys are tables aliases and values are table  names.
-</source>
+If no <tt>$main_table_alias</tt> is specified then <tt>M</tt> is assumed.
-Perform a SQL DELETE FROM $table using $columns to build a where clause. @values is a list of array references of values in the same order as $columns.
-If you want to clear a table completely use clear_table().
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=head_sql_utility_methods -->
+</div>
-===SQL utility methods===
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_drop_cache -->
+====drop_cache====
+ $db-&gt;drop_cache( $id )
+Remove the cached search with the given <tt>$id</tt>.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_has_sequence -->
+</div>
-====has_sequence====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_from_cache -->
+====from_cache====
+ $items = $db-&gt;from_cache( $dataset, $cacheid, [ $offset, $count, $justids ] )
+Return a reference to an array containing all the items from the given  <tt>$dataset</tt> that have IDs in the cache specified by <tt>$cacheid</tt>. The  cache may be specified either by ID or serialised search expression.
-<source lang="perl">$boolean = $db->has_sequence( $name )
+<tt>$offset</tt> is an offset from the start of the cache and <tt>$count</tt> is  the number of records to return.
-</source>
+If <tt>$justids</tt> is <tt>true</tt> then it returns just a reference to an array  of the record IDs and not the objects themselves.
-Return true if a sequence of the given name exists in the database.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_create_sequence -->
+</div>
-====create_sequence====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_drop_orphan_cache_tables -->
+====drop_orphan_cache_tables====
-<source lang="perl">$success = $db->create_sequence( $seq_name )
-</source>
+ $c = $db-&gt;drop_orphan_cache_tables
-Creates a new sequence object initialised to zero.
+Drop tables called <tt>cacheXXX</tt> where <tt>XXX</tt> is an integer. Returns the  number of cache tables dropped.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_drop_sequence -->
+</div>
-====drop_sequence====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_get_single -->
+====get_single====
-<source lang="perl">$success = $db->drop_sequence( $seq_name )
-</source>
+ $obj = $db-&gt;get_single( $dataset, $id )
-Deletes a sequence object.
+Return a single &lt;EPrints::DataObj&gt; from the given <tt>$dataset</tt> with primary key set to <tt>$id</tt>.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_drop_column -->
+</div>
-====drop_column====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_get_all -->
+====get_all====
-<source lang="perl">$success = $db->drop_column( $table, $column )
-</source>
+ $items = $db-&gt;get_all( $dataset )
-Drops a column from a table.
+Returns a reference to an array with all the &lt;EPrints::DataObj&gt;s from  the given <tt>$dataset</tt>.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_get_primary_key -->
+</div>
-====get_primary_key====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_get_cache_ids -->
+====get_cache_ids====
+ @ids = $db-&gt;get_cache_ids( $dataset, $cachemap, $offset, $count )
+Returns a list of <tt>$count</tt> IDs from <tt>$cache_id</tt> starting at  <tt>$offset</tt> and in the order in the <tt>$cachemap</tt>.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
+<!-- Edit below this comment -->
-<source lang="perl">@columns = $db->get_primary_key( $tablename )
-</source>
+<!-- Pod2Wiki= -->
-Returns the list of column names that comprise the primary key for $tablename.
+</div>
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_get_dataobjs -->
+====get_dataobjs====
-Returns empty list if no primary key exists.
+ @dataobjs = $db-&gt;get_dataobjs( $dataset, [ $id, $id, ... ] )
+Retrieves the records in <tt>$dataset</tt> with the given <tt>$id</tt>(s). If an  <tt>$id</tt> doesn't exist in the database it will be ignored.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_create_primary_key -->
+</div>
-====create_primary_key====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_get_values -->
+====get_values====
-<source lang="perl">$db->create_primary_key( $tablename, @cols )
-</source>
+ $values = $db-&gt;get_values( $field, $dataset )
-Create a PRIMARY KEY on $tablename over @cols.
+Return a reference to an array of all the distinct values of the  [[API:EPrints/MetaField|EPrints::MetaField]] <tt>$field</tt> for the <tt>$dataset</tt> specified.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_create_index -->
+</div>
-====create_index====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_sort_values -->
+====sort_values====
-<source lang="perl">$success = $db->create_index( $tablename, @columns )
+ $values = $db-&gt;sort_values( $field, $values, [ $langid ] )
+Sorts and returns the list of <tt>$values</tt> using the database.
-</source>
+<tt>$field</tt> is used to get the order value for each value. <tt>$langid</tt>  (or $session-&gt;get_langid if unset) is used to determine the database  collation to use when sorting the resulting order values.
-Creates an index over @columns for $tablename. Returns true on success.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_create_unique_index -->
+</div>
-====create_unique_index====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_get_ids_by_field_values -->
+====get_ids_by_field_values====
-<source lang="perl">$success = $db->create_unique_index( $tablename, @columns )
-</source>
+ $ids = $db-&gt;get_ids_by_field_values( $field, $dataset, [ %opts ] )
-Creates a unique index over @columns for $tablename. Returns true on success.
+Return a reference to a hash table where the keys are specified  <tt>$datasets</tt>'s <tt>$field</tt> value IDs and the values are references to  arrays of IDs.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_index_name -->
+</div>
-====index_name====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_dequeue_events -->
+====dequeue_events====
-<source lang="perl">$name = $db->index_name( $table, @columns )
-</source>
+ @events = $db-&gt;dequeue_events( $n )
-Returns the name of the first index that starts with @columns on the $table table.
+Attempt to dequeue upto <tt>$n</tt> events. May return between <tt>0</tt> and  <tt>$n</tt> events depending on parallel processes and how many events are  remaining in the queue.
-Returns undef if no index exists.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_count_table -->
+</div>
-====count_table====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_ci_lookup -->
+====ci_lookup====
+ $value = $db-&gt;ci_lookup( $field, $value )
+This is a hacky method to support case-insensitive lookup for usernames, emails, etc.  It returns the actual case-sensitive version of <tt>$value</tt> if there is a case-insensitive match for the <tt>$field</tt>.
-<source lang="perl">$n = $db->count_table( $tablename )
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
+<!-- Edit below this comment -->
-</source>
-Return the number of rows in the specified SQL table.
+<!-- Pod2Wiki= -->
+</div>
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=head_password_validation_and_secret_fields -->
+===Password Validation and Secret Fields===
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_has_table -->
+</div>
-====has_table====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_valid_login -->
+====valid_login====
-<source lang="perl">$boolean = $db->has_table( $tablename )
-</source>
+ $db-&gt;valid_login( $username, $password )
-Return true if a table of the given name exists in the database.
+Returns whether the clear-text <tt>$password</tt> matches the stored crypted  password for the <tt>$username</tt>.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_has_column -->
+</div>
-====has_column====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_secret_matches -->
+====secret_matches====
-<source lang="perl">$boolean = $db->has_column( $tablename, $columnname )
+ $db-&gt;secret_matches( $dataobj, $fieldname, $token [, $callback ] )
+Returns whether the clear-text <tt>$token</tt> matches the stored crypted  field with <tt>$fieldname</tt> for the <tt>$dataobj</tt> according to the  <tt>$callback</tt> function.
-</source>
+If not set, <tt>$callback</tt> defaults to [[API:EPrints/Utils#crypt_equals|EPrints::Utils#crypt_equals]].
-Return true if the a table of the given name has a column named $columnname in the database.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_drop_table -->
+</div>
-====drop_table====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_is_secret_set -->
+====is_secret_set====
-<source lang="perl">$db->drop_table( $tablename [, $tablename2 ] )
+ $boolean = $db-&gt;is_secret_set( $dataobj, $fieldname )
+Returns a boolean for whether the secret <tt>$fieldname</tt> for <tt>$dataobj</tt>  has a value set.
-</source>
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
-Delete the named table(s). Use with caution!
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
+<!-- Edit below this comment -->
+<!-- Pod2Wiki= -->
+</div>
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=head_database_schema_manipulation -->
+===Database Schema Manipulation===
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_clear_table -->
+</div>
-====clear_table====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_has_sequence -->
+====has_sequence====
-<source lang="perl">$db->clear_table( $tablename )
-</source>
+ $boolean = $db-&gt;has_sequence( $name )
-Clears all records from the given table, use with caution!
+Returns <tt>true</tt> if a sequence of the given <tt>$name</tt> exists in the  database. Otherwise, returns <tt>false</tt>.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_rename_table -->
+</div>
-====rename_table====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_create_sequence -->
+====create_sequence====
-<source lang="perl">$db->rename_table( $tablename, $newtablename )
-</source>
+ $success = $db-&gt;create_sequence( $name )
-Renames the table from the old name to the new one.
+Creates a new sequence object with <tt>$name</tt> and initialises to zero.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_swap_table -->
+</div>
-====swap_table====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_drop_sequence -->
+====drop_sequence====
-<source lang="perl">$db->swap_table( $table_a, $table_b )
+ $success = $db-&gt;drop_sequence( $name )
+Deletes a sequence object with <tt>$name</tt>.
-</source>
-Swap table a and table b.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_get_tables -->
+</div>
-====get_tables====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_has_column -->
+====has_column====
-<source lang="perl">@tables = $db->get_tables
-</source>
+ $boolean = $db-&gt;has_column( $table, $column )
-Return a list of all the tables in the database.
+Return <tt>true</tt> if the named <tt>$table</tt> has the named <tt>$column</tt> in the  database.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=head_quoting_values -->
+</div>
-===Quoting Values===
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_drop_column -->
+====drop_column====
+ $success = $db-&gt;drop_column( $table, $column )
+Drops the named <tt>$column</tt> from the named <tt>$table</tt>.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_prep_int -->
+</div>
-====prep_int====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_get_primary_key -->
+====get_primary_key====
-<source lang="perl">$mungedvalue = EPrints::Database::prep_int( $value )
+ @columns = $db-&gt;get_primary_key( $tablename )
+Returns a list of column names that comprise the primary key for  the <tt>$tablename</tt>.
-</source>
+Returns an empty list if no primary key exists.
-Escape a numerical value for SQL. undef becomes NULL. Anything else becomes a number (zero if needed).
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_prep_value -->
+</div>
-====prep_value====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_index_name -->
+====index_name====
-<source lang="perl">$mungedvalue = EPrints::Database::prep_value( $value )
+ $name = $db-&gt;index_name( $table, @cols )
+Returns the name of the first index that starts with named columns  <tt>@cols</tt> in the named <tt>$table</tt>.
-</source>
+Returns <tt>undef</tt> if no index exists.
-Escape a value for SQL. Modify value such that " becomes \" and \  becomes \\ and ' becomes \'
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_prep_like_value -->
+</div>
-====prep_like_value====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_get_index_ids -->
+====get_index_ids====
-<source lang="perl">$mungedvalue = EPrints::Database::prep_like_value( $value )
-</source>
+ $ids = $db-&gt;get_index_ids( $table, $condition )
-Escape an value for an SQL like field. In addition to ' " and \ also  escapes % and _
+Return a reference to an array of the distinct primary keys from the named SQL <tt>$table</tt> which match the specified <tt>$condition</tt>.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_quote_value -->
+</div>
-====quote_value====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_create_index -->
+====create_index====
-<source lang="perl">$str = $db->quote_value( $value )
-</source>
+ $success = $db-&gt;create_index( $table, @columns )
-Return a quoted value. To quote a 'like' value you should do:
+Creates an index over <tt>@columns</tt> for named <tt>$table</tt>. Returns <tt>true</tt>  on success, <tt>false</tt> otherwise.
- my $str = $database-&gt;quote_value( EPrints::Database::prep_like_value( $foo ) . '%' );
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_quote_int -->
+</div>
-====quote_int====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_create_unique_index -->
+====create_unique_index====
-<source lang="perl">$str = $db->quote_int( $value )
+ $success = $db-&gt;create_unique_index( $tablename, @columns )
+Creates a unique index over <tt>@columns</tt> for named <tt>$table</tt>. Returns  <tt>true</tt> on success, <tt>false</tt> otherwise.
-</source>
-Return a quoted integer value
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_quote_binary -->
+</div>
-====quote_binary====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_create_foreign_key -->
+====create_foreign_key====
-<source lang="perl">$str = $db->quote_binary( $bytes )
-</source>
+ $ok = $db-&gt;create_foreign_key( $main_table, $table, $key_field )
-Some databases (Oracle/PostgreSQL) require transforms of binary data to work correctly.
+Create a foreign key relationship between named <tt>$main_table</tt> and  named <tt>$table</tt> using <tt>$key_field</tt>.
-This method should be called on data containing nul bytes or back-slashes before being passed on [[API:EPrints/Database#quote_value|quote_value]].
+This will cause records in <tt>$table</tt> to be deleted if the equivalent  record is deleted from <tt>$main_table</tt>.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_quote_ordervalue -->
+</div>
-====quote_ordervalue====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_get_tables -->
+====get_tables====
-<source lang="perl">$str = $db->quote_ordervalue( $field, $value )
+ @tables = $db-&gt;get_tables( [ $dbname ] )
+Returns a list of all the tables in the database.
-</source>
+<tt>$dbname</tt> specifies a particular database name of current connection has access to more than one database.
-Some databases (Oracle) can't order by CLOBS so need special treatment when creating the ordervalues tables. This method allows any fixing-up required for string data before it's inserted.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_quote_identifier -->
+</div>
-====quote_identifier====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_has_table -->
+====has_table====
-<source lang="perl">$str = $db->quote_identifier( @parts )
-</source>
+ $boolean = $db-&gt;has_table( $tablename )
-Quote a database identifier (e.g. table names). Multiple @parts will be joined by dot.
+Returns boolean dependent on whether a table of the <tt>$tablename</tt>  exists in the database.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_prepare_regexp -->
+</div>
-====prepare_regexp====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_create_table -->
+====create_table====
-<source lang="perl">$sql = $db->prepare_regexp( $quoted_column, $quoted_value )
+ $success = $db-&gt;create_table( $tablename, $setkey, @fields );
+Creates a new table with <tt>$tablename</tt> based on <tt>@fields</tt>.
-</source>
+The first <tt>$setkey</tt> number of fields are used for its primary key.
-The syntax used for regular expressions varies across databases. This method takes two '''quoted''' values and returns a SQL expression that will apply the regexp ($quoted_value) to the column ($quoted_column).
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_sql_as -->
+</div>
-====sql_as====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_drop_table -->
+====drop_table====
-<source lang="perl">$sql = $db->sql_AS()
-</source>
+ $db-&gt;drop_table( @tables )
-Returns the syntactic glue to use when aliasing. SQL 92 DBs will happilly use " AS " but some DBs (Oracle!) won't accept it.
+Delete the named <tt>@tables</tt>. Use with caution!
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_sql_like -->
+</div>
-====sql_like====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_rename_table -->
+====rename_table====
-<source lang="perl">$sql = $db->sql_LIKE()
-</source>
+ $db-&gt;rename_table( $table_from, $table_to )
-Returns the syntactic glue to use when making a case-insensitive LIKE. PostgreSQL requires "ILIKE" while everything else uses "LIKE" and the column collation.
+Renames the table named <tt>$table_from</tt> to <tt>$table_to</tt>.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=head_dataset_data -->
+</div>
-===Dataset Data===
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_swap_table -->
+====swap_table====
+ $db-&gt;swap_table( $table_a, $table_b )
+Renames table named <tt>$table_a</tt> to <tt>$table_b</tt> and vice-versa.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_insert_data -->
+</div>
-====insert_data====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=head_eprints_schema_manipulation -->
+===EPrints Schema Manipulation===
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
+<!-- Edit below this comment -->
-<source lang="perl">$success = $db->insert_data( $dataset, $data )
-</source>
+<!-- Pod2Wiki= -->
-Add the given data as a new record in the given dataset. $data is a reference to a hash containing values structured for a record in the that dataset.
+</div>
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_create_archive_tables -->
-Returns undef if a record already exists with the key field value in $data.
+====create_archive_tables====
-Inserts ordervalues if the dataset is {{API:PodLink|file=EPrints/DataSet|package_name=EPrints::DataSet|section=ordered|text=ordered}}.
+ $success = $db-&gt;create_archive_tables()
+Create all the SQL tables for all datasets.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_update_data -->
+</div>
-====update_data====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_drop_archive_tables -->
+====drop_archive_tables====
+ $db-&gt;drop_archive_tables()
+Destroy all tables used by EPrints in the database.
-<source lang="perl">$success = $db->update_data( $dataset, $data, $changed )
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
+<!-- Edit below this comment -->
-</source>
-Updates a record in the given {{API:PodLink|file=EPrints/DataSet|package_name=EPrints::DataSet|section=|text=$dataset}}. $data is a copy of the entire record's data and $changed the values that have changed.
-If the record does not already exist or the key field is unset in $data no changes will be written.
+<!-- Pod2Wiki= -->
+</div>
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_create_version_table -->
+====create_version_table====
-Updates ordervalues if the dataset is {{API:PodLink|file=EPrints/DataSet|package_name=EPrints::DataSet|section=ordered|text=ordered}}.
+ $db-&gt;create_version_table
+Make the version table (and set the only value to be the current version of EPrints).
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_exists -->
+</div>
-====exists====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_drop_version_table -->
+====drop_version_table====
-<source lang="perl">$boolean = $db->exists( $dataset, $id )
+ $db-&gt;drop_version_table
+Drop the version table.
-</source>
-Return true if a record with the given primary key exists in the dataset, otherwise false.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_remove -->
+</div>
-====remove====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_has_dataset -->
+====has_dataset====
-<source lang="perl">$success = $db->remove( $dataset, $id )
-</source>
+ $db-&gt;has_dataset( $dataset )
-Remove the record, index terms and order value with the key field value $id from the specified dataset.
+Returns <tt>true</tt> if <tt>$dataset</tt> exists in the database and has all  expected tables including ordervalues and index tables.
-Returns true on success.
+This does not check that all fields are configured - see &lt;/has_field&gt;.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=head_searching_caching_and_retrieval -->
+</div>
-===Searching, Caching and Retrieval===
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_has_dataset_index_tables -->
+====has_dataset_index_tables====
+ $db-&gt;has_dataset_index_tables( $dataset )
+Returns <tt>true</tt> if index tables for <tt>$dataset</tt> exists of if this is  not indexable.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_cache_exp -->
+</div>
-====cache_exp====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_create_dataset_tables -->
+====create_dataset_tables====
-<source lang="perl">$searchexp = $db->cache_exp( $cacheid )
-</source>
+ $success = $db-&gt;create_dataset_tables( $dataset )
-Return the serialised Search of a the cached search with id $cacheid. Return undef if the id is invalid or expired.
+Creates all the SQL tables for the specified <tt>$dataset</tt>.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_cache -->
+</div>
-====cache====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_drop_dataset_tables -->
+====drop_dataset_tables====
-<source lang="perl">$cacheid = $db->cache( $searchexp, $dataset, $srctable, [$order], [$list] )
+ $db-&gt;drop_dataset_tables( $dataset )
+Drops all the SQL tables for the specified <tt>$dataset</tt>.
-</source>
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
-Create a cache of the specified search expression from the SQL table $srctable.
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
+<!-- Edit below this comment -->
-If $order is set then the cache is ordered by the specified fields. For example "-year/title" orders by year (descending). Records with the same year are ordered by title.
-If $srctable is set to "LIST" then order is ignored and the list of ids is taken from the array reference $list.
+<!-- Pod2Wiki= -->
+</div>
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_create_dataset_index_tables -->
+====create_dataset_index_tables====
-If $srctable is set to "ALL" every matching record from $dataset is added to the cache, optionally ordered by $order.
+ $success = $db-&gt;create_dataset_index_tables( $dataset )
+Creates all the index tables for the specified <tt>$dataset</tt>.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_cache_table -->
+</div>
-====cache_table====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_create_dataset_ordervalues_tables -->
+====create_dataset_ordervalues_tables====
-<source lang="perl">$tablename = $db->cache_table( $id )
+ $success = $db-&gt;create_dataset_ordervalues_tables( $dataset )
+Creates all the ordervalues tables for the specified <tt>$dataset</tt>.
-</source>
-Return the SQL table used to store the cache with id $id.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_search -->
+</div>
-====search====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_has_field -->
+====has_field====
-<source lang="perl">$ids = $db->search( $keyfield, $tables, $conditions, [$main_table_alias] )
-</source>
-Return a reference to an array of ids - the results of the search specified by $conditions accross the tables specified in the $tables hash where keys are tables aliases and values are table names.
-If no table alias is passed then M is assumed.
+ $db-&gt;has_field( $dataset, $field )
+Returns <tt>true</tt> if <tt>$field</tt> is in the database for <tt>$dataset</tt>.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_drop_cache -->
+</div>
-====drop_cache====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_add_field -->
+====add_field====
-<source lang="perl">$db->drop_cache( $id )
+ $db-&gt;add_field( $dataset, $field, [ $force ] )
+Add <tt>$field</tt> to <tt>$dataset</tt>'s tables.
-</source>
+If <tt>$force</tt> is <tt>true</tt> modify/replace an existing column. Use with  care!
-Remove the cached search with the given id.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_from_cache -->
+</div>
-====from_cache====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_remove_field -->
+====remove_field====
-<source lang="perl">$foo = $db->from_cache( $dataset, $cacheid, [$offset], [$count], [$justids] )
-</source>
+ $db-&gt;remove_field( $dataset, $field )
-Return a reference to an array containing all the items from the given dataset that have id's in the specified cache. The cache may be  specified either by id or serialised search expression.
+Remove <tt>$field</tt> from <tt>$dataset</tt>'s tables.
-$offset is an offset from the start of the cache and $count is the number of records to return.
-If $justids is true then it returns just an ref to an array of the record ids, not the objects.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_drop_orphan_cache_tables -->
+</div>
-====drop_orphan_cache_tables====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_rename_field -->
+====rename_field====
-<source lang="perl">$c = $db->drop_orphan_cache_tables
+ $ok = $db-&gt;rename_field( $dataset, $field, $old_name )
+Rename the <tt>$field</tt> in the <tt>$dataset</tt> from its <tt>$old_name</tt>.
-</source>
+Returns <tt>true</tt> if the <tt>$field</tt> is successfully renamed.
-Drop tables called "cacheXXX" where XXX is an integer. Returns the number of tables dropped.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_get_single -->
+</div>
-====get_single====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_create_counters -->
+====create_counters====
-<source lang="perl">$obj = $db->get_single( $dataset, $id )
-</source>
+ $success = $db-&gt;create_counters
-Return a single item from the given dataset. The one with the specified id.
+Create the counters used to store the highest current ID of eprints, users, etc.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_get_all -->
+</div>
-====get_all====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_has_counter -->
+====has_counter====
-<source lang="perl">$items = $db->get_all( $dataset )
-</source>
+ $success = $db-&gt;has_counter( $counter )
-Returns a reference to an array with all the items from the given dataset.
+Returns <tt>true</tt> if <tt>$counter</tt> exists.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_get_cache_ids -->
+</div>
-====get_cache_ids====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_create_counter -->
+====create_counter====
-<source lang="perl">@ids = $db->get_cache_ids( $dataset, $cachemap, $offset, $count )
-</source>
+ $success = $db-&gt;create_counter( $name )
-Returns a list of $count ids from $cache_id starting at $offset and in the order in the cachemap.
+Create and initialise to zero a new counter with <tt>$name</tt>.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_get_dataobjs -->
+</div>
-====get_dataobjs====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_remove_counters -->
+====remove_counters====
-<source lang="perl">@dataobjs = $db->get_dataobjs( $dataset [, $id [, $id ] ] )
+ $success = $db-&gt;remove_counters
+Destroy all counters.
-</source>
-Retrieves the records in $dataset with the given $id(s). If an $id doesn't exist in the database it will be ignored.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_get_values -->
+</div>
-====get_values====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_drop_counter -->
+====drop_counter====
-<source lang="perl">$foo = $db->get_values( $field, $dataset )
+ $success = $db-&gt;drop_counter( $name )
+Destroy the counter named <tt>$name</tt>.
-</source>
-Return a reference to an array of all the distinct values of the  [[API:EPrints/MetaField|EPrints::MetaField]] specified.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_get_ids_by_field_values -->
+</div>
-====get_ids_by_field_values====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=head_user_messages -->
+===User Messages===
-<source lang="perl">$ids = $db->get_ids_by_field_values( $field, $dataset [ %opts ] )
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
-</source>
-Return a reference to a hash table where the keys are field value ids and the value is a reference to an array of ids.
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_dequeue_events -->
+</div>
-====dequeue_events====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_save_user_message -->
+====save_user_message====
-<source lang="perl">@events = $db->dequeue_events( $n )
+ $message = $db-&gt;save_user_message( $userid, $m_type, $dom_m_data )
+Save user message provided in XML DOM object <tt>$dom_m_data</tt> as a  sanitized string in a [[API:EPrints/DataObj/Message|EPrints::DataObj::Message]] using <tt>$m_type</tt> to  define the message type and <tt>$userid</tt> for the ID of the user whose message it is.
-</source>
-Attempt to dequeue upto $n events. May return between 0 and $n events depending on parallel processes and how many events are remaining on the queue.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=head_password_validation -->
+</div>
-===Password Validation===
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_get_user_messages -->
+====get_user_messages====
+ @messages = $db-&gt;get_user_messages( $userid, %opts )
+Get the messages for a user with ID <tt>$userid</tt> and clear messages if <tt>$opt{clear}</tt> is set.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_valid_login -->
+</div>
-====valid_login====
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_clear_user_messages -->
+====clear_user_messages====
-<source lang="perl">$real_username = $db->valid_login( $username, $password )
+ $db-&gt;clear_user_messages( $userid )
+Clear all messages for user with ID <tt>$userid</tt>.
-</source>
-Tests whether the clear-text $password matches the stored encrypted password for $username.
-Returns the user's real (case-sensitive) username or undef if the passwords don't match.
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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+</div>
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 ==SEE ALSO==
-To access database-stored objects use the methods provided by the following modules: [[API:EPrints/Repository|EPrints::Repository]], [[API:EPrints/DataSet|EPrints::DataSet]].
+To access database-stored objects use the methods provided by the  following modules: [[API:EPrints/Repository|EPrints::Repository]], [[API:EPrints/DataSet|EPrints::DataSet]].
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
+<span style='display:none'>User Comments</span>
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+</div>
 <!-- Pod2Wiki=head_copyright -->
 ==COPYRIGHT==
+{{API:Copyright}}
+<div style='background-color: #e8e8f; margin: 0.5em 0em 1em 0em; border: solid 1px #cce;  padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em; font-size: 80%; '>
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-<!-- Pod2Wiki=_postamble_ -->
+</div>
-<!-- Edit below this comment -->
+<!-- Pod2Wiki=_postamble_ --><!-- Edit below this comment -->

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NAME

DESCRIPTION

Cross-database Support

Quoting SQL Values

CONSTANTS

SQL_NULL

SQL_NOT_NULL

INSTANCE VARIABLES

$self->{session}

$self->{debug}

$self->{dbh}

METHODS

Database

new

create

build_connection_string

connect

disconnect

set_debug

set_version

get_version

is_latest_version

get_server_version

get_default_charset

get_default_collation

get_driver_name

error

retry_error

duplicate_error

begin

commit

rollback

type_info

get_column_type

Basic SQL Operations

do

prepare

prepare_select

execute

update

_update

insert

insert_quoted

delete_from

count_table

clear_table

Quoting

prep_int

prep_value

prep_like_value

quote_value

quote_int

quote_binary

quote_ordervalue

quote_identifier

prepare_regexp

sql_as

sql_like

Counters

counter_current

counter_next

counter_minimum

counter_reset

next_doc_pos

Dataset Data

exists

add_record

remove

Searching, caching and object retrieval

cache_exp

cache

cache_table

cache_userid

get_cachemap

search

drop_cache

from_cache