$Id: example_instructions.txt 5 2006-03-12 19:37:28Z jrmarino $

EXAMPLE INSTRUCTIONS - By John Marino
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As of March 12, 2006, Pascal Data Objects (PDO) only supports MySQL 4.0, 4.1, and 5.0.  If you have Free Pascal 2.0 or Delphi, 
you can use this database interface layer.

Step 1: Create a database called "pdo_test" in mysql.
Step 2: Create a user called "pdo_user" with a password of "pdo".
step 3: Give "pdo_user" the full priviledges to the "pdo_test" database
step 4: Import the "nfl_teams.sql" file into the "pdo_test" database

IF you are using windows and Delphi:
    If you have MySQL 4.0, you can only run the "example_D7_mysql40.dpr" example. 
    If you have MySQL 4.1 or greater, you can also run the "example_D7_mysql50.dpr" example
    Just double-click on the file to launch delphi and compile.  
    It's a console application, so you will need to open a command window to run it and see the output.


IF you are using windows and Free Pascal 2.0:
    If you have MySQL 4.0, you can only run the "example_fpc_win32_mysql40.pas" example. 
    If you have MySQL 4.1 or greater, you can also run the "example_fpc_win32_mysql50.pas" example
    Launch Free Pascal Compiler, load the file and compile.
    It's a console application, so you will need to open a command window to run it and see the output.
    
    
IF you are using FreeBSD and Free Pascal 2.0:
    If you have MySQL 4.0, you can only run the "example_fpc_freebsd_mysql40.pas" example. 
    If you have MySQL 4.1 or greater, you can also run the "example_fpc_freebsd_mysql50.pas" example
    Launch Free Pascal Compiler, load the file and compile.
    It's a console application, so you will need to open a command window to run it and see the output.
    
    
The Wiki/Manual for PDO is located at https://trac.synsport.com:8000/index.php/pdo
When you get an http authentication box, just use guest/guest as the user name and password.

Thanks, I hope this code is useful to you.
John Marino
www.synsport.com
www.marino.st