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+This directory contains some translated sql examples from Qt 3.x.
+
+runform1.py, form1.ui:
+
+  A simple designer generated QDataTable. Run "pyuic form1.ui -o form1.py".
+
+runform2.py, form2.ui:
+
+  A simple designer generated QDataBrowser. Run "pyuic form2.ui -o form2.py".
+
+sqlcustom1.py: 
+
+  QSqlForm based form with a simple custom editor forcing all input to
+  be uppercase
+
+sqltable4.py:
+
+  Custom QDataTable with reimplemented paintField method, combined with
+  a QComboBox based custom field editor (StatusPicker), gathering its
+  items from a different table (status) and a calculated column (monsalary).
+  Note, that QSqlEditorFactory based field editors are somewhat restricted,
+  because Qt's Q_PROPERTY feature isn't supported, yet. I've circumvented
+  this limitation by choosing the status table ids corresponding to the
+  index in the QComboBox.
+
+sqlsubclass5.py:
+
+  Similar to the former, and even more deviated from its qt ancestor,
+  because the sense escaped me. This could be related to the different
+  database layout needed for MySQL (Trolltech used PostgreSQL sequences,
+  while we're using the simpler, but less powerful auto_increment here).
+  If you enter and invalid date (e.g. day: 0) in the Paid column, it is
+  shown as "not yet", but produces some qt warnings. 
+
+runsqlex.py, sqlex.ui, sqlex.ui.h, connect.ui, connect.ui.h:
+
+  This one is a most advanced example, showing the use of a QSqlCursor
+  driven by QSqlQuery and iterating through database tables and fields.
+  Definitely worth a look.
+
+Unfortunately you will have to make sure that these prerequisites are met 
+before trying the examples:
+
+  - Install MySQL or PostgreSQL and any development packages
+
+  - Create a database user with sufficient rights
+
+  - Create the testdb database
+    - For MySQL, run: mysql -u user -p password < testdb_mysql.sql
+    - For PostgreSQL, run: psql -U user template1 -f testdb_pg.sql
+
+  - Build Qt with the mysql and/or psql modules activated.
+
+Now you should be ready for the fun part. You can run dbconnect.py from
+a command line and try to connect to the database. If all went well,
+'ok' should be printed after pressing OK. If you don't want to enter all
+your data over and over again, create a file named local_dbpar.py here,
+with the following keys (with your own data, of course):
+
+DB_HOSTNAMES = ["localhost"]
+DB_DATABASES = ["testdb"]
+DB_USERNAME = "name"
+DB_PASSWORD = "pass"
+
+The dbconnect.py script is generated from dbconnect.ui, which was created
+with qt's designer. You can find it also in Boudewijn Rempt's book
+"GUI Programming with Python, using the Qt Toolkit". Although you won't find
+the SQL widgets discussed there, for the simple reason of the book being
+written before they appeared, it is a valuable source for anybody new in
+this area.
+
+Please direct any comments, patches and questions to <pykde@mats.gmd.de>.
+
+Good luck
+
+Hans-Peter Jansen <hpj@urpla.net>