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# Run this TCL script to generate HTML for the index.html file.
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set rcsid {$Id: index.tcl,v 1.64 2002/08/13 20:45:41 drh Exp $}
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puts {<html>
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<head><title>SQLite: An SQL Database Engine In A C Library</title></head>
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<body bgcolor=white>
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<h1 align=center>SQLite: An SQL Database Engine In A C Library</h1>
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<p align=center>}
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puts "This page was last modified on [lrange $rcsid 3 4] UTC<br>"
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set vers [lindex $argv 0]
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puts "The latest SQLite version is <b>$vers</b>"
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puts " created on [exec cat last_change] UTC"
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puts {</p>}
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puts {<h2>Introduction</h2>
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2001-11-01 17:41:34 +03:00
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<p>SQLite is a C library that implements an embeddable SQL database engine.
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Programs that link with the SQLite library can have SQL database
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access without running a separate RDBMS process.
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The distribution comes with a standalone command-line
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access program (<a href="sqlite.html">sqlite</a>) that can
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be used to administer an SQLite database and which serves as
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an example of how to use the SQLite library.</p>
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<p>SQLite is <b>not</b> a client library used to connect to a
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big database server. SQLite <b>is</b> the server. The SQLite
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library reads and writes directly to and from the database files
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on disk.</p>}
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2000-08-02 16:26:28 +04:00
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2002-04-12 17:11:52 +04:00
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puts {
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<table align="right" hspace="10" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 broder=0>
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<tr><td align="right" bgcolor="#cacae4">
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<table border="2" width="100%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5><tr><td align="left">
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Quick Links:
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<ul>
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<li><a href="download.html">Download</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://cvs.hwaci.com:2080/sqlite/timeline">Change Log</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://cvs.hwaci.com:2080/sqlite/tktnew">Report a bug</a></li>
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</ul>
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</td></tr></table>
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</td></tr>
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</table>
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}
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puts {<h2>Features</h2>
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<p><ul>
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<li>Implements most of SQL92.
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(<a href="omitted.html">Features not supported</a>)</li>
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<li>A complete database (with multiple tables and indices) is
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stored in a single disk file.</li>
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<li>Atomic commit and rollback protect data integrity.</li>
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<li>Database files can be freely shared between machines with
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different byte orders.</li>
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<li>Small memory footprint: less than 25K lines of C code.</li>
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<li><a href="speed.html">Four times faster</a> than PostgreSQL.
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Twice as fast as SQLite 1.0.</li>
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<li>Very simple
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<a href="c_interface.html">C/C++ interface</a> requires the use of only
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three functions and one opaque structure.</li>
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<li><a href="tclsqlite.html">TCL bindings</a> included.
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Bindings for many other languages available separately.</li>
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<li>Simple, well-commented source code.</li>
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<li>Automated test suite provides near 100% code coverage.</li>
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<li>Self-contained: no external dependencies.</li>
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<li>Built and tested under Linux and Windows.</li>
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<li>Sources are in the public domain. Use for any purpose.</li>
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</ul>
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</p>
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}
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puts {<h2>Current Status</h2>
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<p>A <a href="changes.html">Change Summary</a> is available on this
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website. You can also access a detailed
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<a href="http://cvs.hwaci.com:2080/sqlite/timeline">change history</a>,
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<a href="http://cvs.hwaci.com:2080/sqlite/rptview?rn=2">view open bugs</a>,
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or
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<a href="http://cvs.hwaci.com:2080/sqlite/tktnew">report new bugs</a>
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at the
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<a href="http://cvs.hwaci.com:2080/sqlite/">CVS server</a>.</p>
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<p>Complete source code and precompiled binaries for the latest release are
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<a href="download.html">available for download</a> on this site. You
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can also obtain the latest changes by anonymous CVS access:
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<blockquote><pre>
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cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.hwaci.com:/home/cvs/sqlite login
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cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.hwaci.com:/home/cvs/sqlite checkout sqlite
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</pre></blockquote>
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When prompted for a password, enter "anonymous".
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</p>
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<p>Note that the CVS server is located on a cable modem with a dynamic
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IP address. The IP address changes every 3 or 4 months. After an
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IP address change
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occurs it usually takes a day or two for the new DNS information to propagate.
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So if you have trouble accessing the CVS server, it could be because the
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IP address has recently changed. Try again in a few days.
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</p>
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<p>
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Whenever either of the first two digits in the version number
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for SQLite change, it means that the underlying file format
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has changed. See <a href="formatchng.html">formatchng.html</a>
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for additional information.
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</p>
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}
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puts {<h2>Database File Format Change - Version 2.6.0 - 2002 July 17</h2>
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<p>Beginning with version 2.6.0, the SQLite database file format changed
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in an incompatible way. If you open a database file from version 2.5.6
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or earlier with version 2.6.0 or later of the library, then the file format
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will be converted automatically. This is an irreversible operation. Once
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the conversion occurs, you will no longer be able to access the database
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file from older versions of the library. If the database is large, the
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conversion might take some time. (Allow 1 to 2 seconds per megabyte
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of database under Linux.) If the database is read-only,
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the conversion cannot occur and the attempt to open the database will
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fail.
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It is suggested that you make backup copies of older database files
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before attempting to open them with version 2.6.0 or later of the library.</p>
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}
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2002-08-13 04:01:16 +04:00
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puts {<h2>Documentation</h2>
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<p>The following documentation is currently available:</p>
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<p><ul>
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<li><a href="faq.html">Frequently Asked Questions</a> are available online.</li>
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<li>Information on the <a href="sqlite.html">sqlite</a>
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command-line utility.</li>
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<li>The <a href="lang.html">SQL Language</a> subset understood by SQLite.</li>
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<li>The <a href="c_interface.html">C/C++ Interface</a>.</li>
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<li>The <a href="tclsqlite.html">Tcl Binding</a> to SQLite.</li>
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<li>The <a href="arch.html">Architecture of the SQLite Library</a> describes
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how the library is put together.</li>
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<li>A description of the <a href="opcode.html">virtual machine</a> that
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SQLite uses to access the database.</li>
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<li>A <a href="speed.html">speed comparison</a> between SQLite, PostgreSQL,
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and MySQL.</li>
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</ul>
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</p>
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<p>The SQLite source code is 35% comment. These comments are
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another important source of information. </p>
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}
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puts {
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<table align="right">
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<tr><td align="center">
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<a href="http://www.yahoogroups.com/subscribe/sqlite">
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<img src="http://www.egroups.com/img/ui/join.gif" border=0 /><br />
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Click to subscribe to sqlite</a>
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</td></tr>
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</table>
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<a name="mailinglist" />
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<h2>Mailing List</h2>
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<p>A mailing list has been set up on yahooGroups for discussion of
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SQLite design issues or for asking questions about SQLite.</p>
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}
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puts {<h2>Professional Support and Custom Modifications</h2>}
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puts {
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<p>
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If you would like professional support for SQLite
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or if you want custom modifications to SQLite preformed by the
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original author, these services are available for a modest fee.
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For additional information contact:</p>
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<blockquote>
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D. Richard Hipp <br />
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Hwaci - Applied Software Research <br />
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704.948.4565 <br />
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<a href="mailto:drh@hwaci.com">drh@hwaci.com</a>
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</blockquote>
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}
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puts {<h2>Building From Source</h2>}
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puts {
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<p>To build sqlite under Unix, just unwrap the tarball, create a separate
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build directory, run configure from the build directory and then
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type "make". For example:</p>
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<blockquote><pre>
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$ tar xzf sqlite.tar.gz <i> Unpacks into directory named "sqlite" </i>
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$ mkdir bld <i> Create a separate build directory </i>
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$ cd bld
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$ ../sqlite/configure
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$ make <i> Builds "sqlite" and "libsqlite.a" </i>
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$ make test <i> Optional: run regression tests </i>
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</pre></blockquote>
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}
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puts {<h2>Related Sites</h2>
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<p>
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For information bindings of SQLite to other programming languages
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(Perl, Python, Ruby, PHP, etc.) and for a list of programs currently
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using SQLite, visit the Wiki documentation at:
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</p>
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<blockquote>
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<a href="http://cvs.hwaci.com:2080/sqlite/wiki">
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http://cvs.hwaci.com:2080/sqlite/wiki</a>
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</blockquote>
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}
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puts {
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</body></html>}
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