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Sash version 1.01
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Sash is a tool to access common data sources. It was inspired by the many
character based database tools so that you could work with the Salesforce.com
API in the same manner as say MySQL. It supports a variety of data sources via
plugins that are readily available on CPAN.

INSTALLATION

To install this module type the following:

   perl Makefile.PL
   make install
   
To some it might seem odd to not have to run make test but there really is nothing
to test.  Sash by itself only provides a framework for connecting and communicating
with various data sources.  You need install the appropriate plugin to work with
your data source of interest.

DEPENDENCIES

This module requires these other modules which are also readily available on CPAN:

Term::ShellUI 0.85
Data::Table 1.50
Text::ASCIITable 0.18
Term::ReadKey 2.30
Time::HiRes 1.86

DOCUMENTATION

Standard perldoc is available after you install sash or on the project website and CPAN.

PLUGINS

As of this release there are 2 plugins available:

Salesforce.com API (http://www.salesforce.com/developer)
VerticalResponse.com API (http://www.verticalresponse.com/api)

Read the documentation for information on availability and installation.  It
also has information on how to develop a plugin.

WEBSITE

The project is hosted by SourceForge so take a look at:

http://sash.sourceforge.net

COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE

Copyright (C) 2007 by Wesley H. Bailey, VerticalResponse Inc.

Sash is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.

Sash is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA