Re: (ITS#5062) back-sql with non-integer keycol's

lehnerwebdynamite.com wrote:
> Full_Name: GeorgLehner
> Version: 2.3.30
> OS: Debian Gnu/Linux i386
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> Submission from: (NULL) (83.64.52.210)
> 
> 
> The slapd-sql(5) man page states:
> 
>   '- the key must be an integer. ...
>    If anyone needs support for different types for
keys
>    - he may want to write a patch,'
> 
> I am configuring back-sql as a frontend to the SugarCRM
Customer Database.
> SugarCRM uses UUID's as keys:
> 
>   http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman
/5.0/en/miscellaneous-functions.html#function_uuid
> 
> so I want (to write) a patch. Can you please give me
some hint where
> to start?

Actually, I think this has been already implemented
(although possibly 
experimental).  You need to rebuild back-sql after manually
defining 
BACKSQL_ARBITRARY_KEY in
<servers/slapd/back-sql/back-sql.h>.  In that 
case, however, all keys need to be strings.  Please test and
report.

p.



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