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HMBRAND / DBD-CSV-0.24_01 / ChangeLog 
2009-06-09  H.Merijn Brand (0.24_01)

    * Raised minimum perl version to 5.005_03
    * Requires Text::CSV_XS 0.43 (needs eof () method and
      error_diag ())
    * Code cleanup (perlcritic, style, layout)
    * Implemented f_ext
    * Implemented f_schema (in DBD::File)
    * Split csv handles for input (no eol default) and
      output (default "\r\n")
    * Updated info URL's
    * Cleaned up tests
    * Tests now use Test::More
    * Cut down README. No need to be a duplicate module pod
    * Added TODO to documentation
    * Added examples/ from docs
    * Add csv_null
    * Add csv_* to pass to the parser
    * Improved error handling and reporting
    * Table names case sensitiveness

2005-08-10  Jeff Zucker <jzuckerATcpan.org> (0.23)

    * fixed bug in automatic column generation, defining
      col_names => [] will auto generate col1, col2, etc.
      thanks for bug report, harleypig on AnnoCPAN

    * added support for multi-character end-of-line separators
      thanks for suggestion, harleypig on AnnoCPAN
    
2005-04-01  Jeff Zucker <jzuckerATcpan.org> (0.22)

    * removed DESTROY and disconnect - use DBD File's instead

    * added ignore_missing_table flag to avoid warnings with
      DROP TABLE IF EXISTS
    
2004-04-18  Jeff Zucker <jzuckerATcpan.org> (0.21)

    * added support for $dbh->{Active}, should now work 
      well with Class::DBI and other caching systems

    * added support for DROP TABLE IF EXISTS - doesn't
      complain if table is already dropped

    * removed DBD::File from the distribution - it's now
      distributed with DBI 1.42 and higher
    
2002-03-01  Jeff Zucker <jzuckerATcpan.org> (0.2002)

    * added parser-caching for speedier operation,
      see File.pm prepare()

    * further adjustments in tests including fix for
      prototypes to make it perl 5.8 compatible


2002-01-21  Jeff Zucker <jzuckerATcpan.org> (0.2001)

    * adjusted docs to show Jeff as the new maintainer.

    * added docs for extended SQL features (joins, etc.)
      available with SQL::Statement 1.0 and above.

    * adjusted tests blobs.t, chopblanks.t, and ak-dbd.t
      to work with all versions of SQL::Statement.

2002-12-20  Jochen Wiedmann  <joe@ispsoft.de> (0.1030)

    * lib/DBD/File.pm: Locking is now suppressed under
      VMS. David Webb <d.webb@mdx.ac.uk>
    * lib/DBD/CSV.pm: Added a hint to the docs, that
      "f_dir=" is required for the current directory
      on VMS and not "f_dir=.". David Webb
      <d.webb@mdx.ac.uk>

2001-11-28  Jochen Wiedmann  <joe@ispsoft.de> (0.1029)

    * lib/DBD/CSV.pm (fetch_row): A numeric value
      must be assigned to $!.

2001-11-20  Jochen Wiedmann  <joe@ispsoft.de> (0.1028)

    * lib/DBD/CSV.pm (fetch_row): Changed "undef $!"
      to "$! = ''". David Arnold <arnoldd@aecl.ca>

2001-05-04  Jochen Wiedmann  <joe@ispsoft.de> (0.1026)

    * lib/DBD/File.pm (table_info): Added closedir().
      Alex Hornby <alex@anvil.co.uk>

2000-12-22  Jochen Wiedmann  <joe@ispsoft.de> (0.1025)

    * lib/DBD/CSV.pm (fetch_row): Now cleaning $! before
      calling $csv->getline(). Seems to return false errors
      otherwise in some cases. Jeremy Wadsack
      <jwadsack@wadsack-allen.com>
    * Made Makefile.PL CPAN conformant.
    * Removed unnecessary stuff in Makefile.PL which verified
      the DBI installation.

2000-07-31  Jochen Wiedmann  <joe@ispsoft.de> (0.1023)

    * lib/DBD/File.pm (STORE): Changed croak to die.
      Guido Flohr <guido@imperia.westend.com>	  

2000-07-31  Jochen Wiedmann  <joe@ispsoft.de> (0.1023)

    * Minor fix in the docs, thanks to Andreas Grupp,
      grupp@elektronikschule.de.
    * Minor compatibility fixes in the test suite for
      Perl 5.6.

1999-10-07  Jochen Wiedmann  <joe@ispsoft.de> (0.1022)

    * lib/DBD/File.pm (connect): In the DSN, \ was removed in
      all cases. It is now possible to use \\ for a DSN
      containing a backslash, for example f_dir=C:\\tmp.
      Suggested by Giuliano Cioffi <g.cioffi@piemme.it>.
    * lib/DBD/CSV.pm: Lots os minor POD patches, thanks to
      Adam Di Carlo <adam@onshore.com>.
    * lib/DBD/CSV.pm: More POD patches, thanks to
      Timothy F Armbruster <tfarmbruster@notes.west.raytheon.com>.

1999-05-10  Jochen Wiedmann  <joe@ispsoft.de> (0.1021)

    * lib/DBD/CSV.pm (push_row): Fixed typo in docs where DBI:File:
      was used instead of DBI:CSV: (Mitra <mitra@earth.path.net>)
    * lib/DBD/CSV.pm (fetch_row): An undef result from $csv->getline()
      was sometimes handled incorrectly. Thanks to Syed Muhammad Nayeem
      <smnayeem@dhaka.agni.com>.
    * lib/DBD/File.pm: Removed use of flock under Win95.

1999-03-17  Jochen Wiedmann  <joe@ispsoft.de> (0.1020)

    * lib/DBD/File.pm (FETCH): Simplified handling of $sth->{'NAME'}
      due to a change in SQL::Statement 0.1011. (Teun Burgers,
      Teun Burgers <burgers@ecn.nl>)

1999-02-11  Jochen Wiedmann  <joe@ispsoft.de> (0.1019)

    * Makefile.PL (CheckModule): Now requires Text::CSV_XS 0.16, due
      to an imcompatible change.

1998-12-30  Jochen Wiedmann  <joe@ispsoft.de> (0.1018)

    * t/lib.pl: Fixed a bug in the test suite. (File::Spec wasn't
      loaded)

1998-10-26  Jochen Wiedmann  <joe@ispsoft.de> (0.1017)

  * lib/DBD/CSV.pm: Fixed some examples in the docs. (Brian
    Millett, bpm@ec-group.com)
  * Now using File::Spec, if available, for Mac portability.
    (Chris Nandor, pudge@pobox.com)

1998-10-20  Jochen Wiedmann  <joe@ispsoft.de> (0.1016)

    * lib/Bundle/DBD/CSV.pm: Added lib/Bundle/DBD/CSV.pm
    * lib/DBD/File.pm: Added $dbh->table_info(). Added
      $dbh->type_info_all(). Added $dbh->quote($str, $type).

1998-09-17  Jochen Wiedmann  <joe@ispsoft.de> (0.1015)

    * lib/DBD/CSV.pm: Fixed bug in the docs, the "undef" argument
      was missing in conjunction with parameters,
      Honza Pazdziora <adelton@fi.muni.cz>.
    * lib/DBD/CSV.pm: Added csv_eol, csv_sep_char, csv_quote_char
      and csv_escape_char to DSN.

1998-08-31  Jochen Wiedmann  <joe@ispsoft.de> (0.1014)

    * Makefile.PL: Added AUTHOR, ABSTRACT_FROM and PREREQ_PM.
    * Makefile.PL: Fixed error handling by using DBI::set_err.

1998-08-17  Jochen Wiedmann  <joe@ispsoft.de> (0.1013)

    * lib/DBD/File.pm (drop): $self->{'fh'} is now closed before
      unlinking it. This makes DROP TABLE work under Win32 and
      other Non-Unixes.

1998-08-17  Jochen Wiedmann  <joe@ispsoft.de> (0.1012)

    * lib/DBD/File.pm (open_table): Added binmode.
    * Added Gerald Richter's modifications for DBD::ConfFile to the
      test suite.
    * DBD-File/File.pm: Removed DBD::File::SetError and SetWarning.
      Replaced $sth->func('get_fbav') with $sth->get_fbav() (Requires
      DBI 0.94). DBD::File is now a Perl-Only driver.
    * DBD-File/File.pm (fetch): Fixed a DBD::CSV::SetError to
      DBD::File::SetError; thanks to Gerald Richter
      (richter@ecos.de)
    * DBD-File/File.pm: Fixed some $sth->{attr}'s to $sth->FETCH|STORE,
      my thanks to Gerald Richter.

1998-06-25  Jochen Wiedmann  <joe@ispsoft.de> (0.1011)

    * DBD-File/File.pm (execute): Added missing eval around
      $stmt->execute();
    * DBD-File/File.pm (FETCH): $sth->{TYPE} is now returning
      undef (workaround for a bug in DBI 0.93).

1998-06-11  Jochen Wiedmann  <joe@ispsoft.de>   (0.1010)

    * Added DBD::File, DBD::CSV is derived from it.

    * CSV.pm (open_table): Added $dbh->{tables}->{$table}->{file}.

1998-05-21  Jochen Wiedmann  <joe@ispsoft.de>   (0.1002)

    * CSV.pm: Now using the misc.files_as_tables feature
      of SQL::Statement

1998-05-05  Jochen Wiedmann  <joe@ispsoft.de>	(0.1000)

    * Initial version