You mean we'll then have an embeded PERL language in MySQL just like the
PL/SQL language is embeded in Oracle?
This sounds so great! I can't believe it hasn't though of before.
-RG
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Russell E Glaue, Technologies Engineer & Integrator russ@stripped
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On Fri, 30 Mar 2001, Dana Prescott Kennedy Powers wrote:
> Ive been working for a while on embedding perl in the mysql server, and
> Im wondering how interested anyone is in formalizing the code and
> potentially merging it with the main codebase. Ive added a --with-perl
> extention to configure which creates a unique perl interpreter space for
> each connection. I added a function which will eval a perl expression
> using extra arguments as stack values ( ie. select
> perl('reverse($_[0]);', table1.column1); ). I have convinced myself that
> creating a perl extention ( similar to mod_perl's relationship to
> mysql ) is possible - Ive done it ;) - and can be done in a clean and
> stable way.
>
> More dramatic things which I havent implemented:
> Extention to CREATE FUNCTION which will load perl scripts instead of
> dynamic libraries.
> Extention to CREATE FUNCTION which allows inline function definition and
> storage.
> Mysql Connection API module which would allow perl to create new
> connections and issue queries with them ( ? )
> A more extensible embedded interpreter api ( perhaps for python or
> javascript etc ).
>
> I was a very active participant on the mysql mailing lists about a year
> ago, and I recall someone sending a lone message about wanting to try
> something like this - it actually prompted me to try it. Anyway, im not
> sure if this has been done or discussed, but let me know what you guys
> think.
> As usual the benefit of perl is not necessarily speed of code, but speed
> of coding.
>
> dpk
>
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