mk_manager

Jeff Godfrey - mk_manager is a general "Metakit" database browser tool. At this point, it's just a quick hack really. My initial motivation was a dire need to view/modify some data I had placed in a Metakit database, not to write a full-blown application to do so. The result was "mk_manager" - not a polished application by any stretch, but able to do what I needed.

Mk_manager is pure tcl. It does require the "Bwidget" and "Tablelist" extensions (also pure tcl) as well as the "mk4tcl" extension for Metakit access.

Jean-Claude Wippler and Steve Landers were kind enough to wrap everything into a single-file starkit and make it available here: http://tcl.tk/starkits/mk_manager.kit

Here are a few usage hints:

The "Refresh view" and "Add record" buttons on the toolbar do not currently function.
A Metakit database can be opened using either "File --> Open", or the "Open..." toolbar button.
Once open, the views (tables) found in the database will be displayed in a tree widget in the left-hand pane.
To see the contents of a view, just select it in the left-hand pane. The records will be displayed on the right.
To see the fields in a given view, open the view node of the tree widget (or examine them in the right-hand pane).
A record can be modified by double-clicking it and entering new data in the dialog window.
One or more records can be deleted by selecting them (using extended selection methods) and then clicking the "Delete record(s)" toolbar button.

Also, one word of warning - I hope this goes without saying, but you never know.... I have used this application to make many small changes to several of my Metakit databases. To my knowledge, it will safely make any requested changes, but I don't consider it a "well-tested" application. Please do not use it to modify your only copy of mission critical data. Always have a backup!

Hmmm... Maybe exposing this code to the public will embarrass me into creating a real application to replace it with. Stay tuned...

Enjoy!