| topic started 6/23/2004; 12:15:04 PM last post 6/23/2004; 3:34:22 PM |
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6/23/2004; 3:34:22 PM (reads: 856, responses: 0) |
| WeBWorK
2 supports SQL databases. We have tested with MySQL, but the support is
general enough that it will support other SQL servers. A couple of
things will need to be changed: There is a mechanism for overriding table names that are reserved words. For example, we currently override the names of the "set" table and the "key" table (using "set_not_a_keyword" and "key_not_a_keyword") for MySQL. For Postgres, one must add an override for "user" as well. I don't know anything about Oracle SQL so you might have to experiment with it. Since each course currently has it's own database, course creation is highly SQL server dependent. Fortunately, the server-specific code is localized in the WeBWorK::Utils::CourseManagement module, and support for additional servers can be added easily. If you'd like to pursue this, post here for advice. -sam |