rbcurse 0.1.3 → 1.1.1

data/examples/sqlc.rb

@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
-## rahul kumar, 2009
-# to demonstrate usage of rbcurse
-# Use C-q to quit
+## rkumar, 2009
+# Sample demo of various widgets and their interaction.
+# This is a simple sql client which allows table / column selection, construction
+# of SQL queries, and multiple resultsets.
+# Use C-q to quit, Alt-Tab to move out of Table to next field.
+# Please see bind_key statements in this app for some key bindings in table.
+# There are also key bindings in tabbedpanes and textarea's that will help alot.
+# This demo uses a tabbedpane so we can have the results of many sql statements and not
+# need to keep reissuing.
 #
 require 'rubygems'
 require 'ncurses'
@@ -11,10 +17,11 @@ require 'rbcurse/rcombo'
 require 'rbcurse/rtextarea'
 require 'rbcurse/rtable'
 #require 'rbcurse/table/tablecellrenderer'
-require 'rbcurse/comboboxcellrenderer'
-require 'rbcurse/keylabelprinter'
+#require 'rbcurse/comboboxcellrenderer'
+#require 'rbcurse/keylabelprinter'
 require 'rbcurse/applicationheader'
-require 'rbcurse/action'
+require 'rbcurse/action' # not used here
+require 'rbcurse/rtabbedpane'
 
 # pls get testd.db from
 # http://www.benegal.org/files/screen/testd.db
@@ -137,10 +144,10 @@ end
 class Sqlc
   def initialize
     @window = VER::Window.root_window
+    $catch_alt_digits = false # we want to use Alt-1, 2 for tabs.
     @form = Form.new @window
+    @tab_ctr = 0
 
-    #@todo = Sql.new "todo.yml"
-    #@todo.load
     @db = Datasource.new
     @db.connect "testd.db"
   end
@@ -170,8 +177,6 @@ class Sqlc
     end
     sqlarea << "select * from contacts"
     buttrow = r+ta_ht+1 #Ncurses.LINES-4
-    #create_table_actions atable, todo, data, categ.getvalue
-    #save_cmd = @save_cmd
     b_run = Button.new @form do
       text "&Run"
       row buttrow
@@ -179,14 +184,12 @@ class Sqlc
       help_text "Run query"
     end
     ## We use Action to create a button: to test out ampersand with MI and Button
-    #clear_act = @clear_act
     b_clear = Button.new @form do
       #action new_act
       text "&Clear"
       row buttrow
       col c+10
       help_text "Clear query entry box "
-      #bind(:ENTER) { status_row.text "New button adds a new row below current " }
     end
     b_clear.command { 
       sqlarea.remove_all
@@ -199,31 +202,15 @@ class Sqlc
       text "Constr&uct"
       row buttrow
       col c+25
-      #bind(:ENTER) { status_row.text "Deletes focussed row" }
       help_text "Select a table, select columns and press this to construct an SQL"
     end
 
     Button.button_layout [b_run, b_clear, b_construct], buttrow, startcol=5, cols=Ncurses.COLS-1, gap=5
 
-    table_ht = 15
-    atable = Table.new @form do
-      name   "sqltable" 
-      row  buttrow+1
-      col  c
-      width t_width
-      height table_ht
-      #title "A Table"
-      #title_attrib (Ncurses::A_REVERSE | Ncurses::A_BOLD)
-      #set_data data, colnames
-      #cell_editing_allowed true
-      #editing_policy :EDITING_AUTO
-      help_text "M-Tab for next field"
-    end
-    @atable = atable
+    @tp = create_tabbed_pane @form, buttrow, t_width, c
+    @tp.show
     @data = data
-    #atable.table_model.data = data
 
-    tcm = atable.get_table_column_model
     b_run.command { 
       query =  sqlarea.get_text
       run_query query
@@ -232,45 +219,52 @@ class Sqlc
     ## key bindings fo atable
     # column widths 
     app = self
-    atable.configure() do
-      #bind_key(330) { atable.remove_column(tcm.column(atable.focussed_col)) rescue ""  }
-      bind_key(?+) {
-        acolumn = atable.column atable.focussed_col()
-        w = acolumn.width + 1
-        acolumn.width w
-        #atable.table_structure_changed
-      }
-      bind_key(?-) {
-        acolumn = atable.column atable.focussed_col()
-        w = acolumn.width - 1
-        if w > 3
-          acolumn.width w
-          #atable.table_structure_changed
-        end
-      }
-      bind_key(?>) {
-        colcount = tcm.column_count-1
-        #atable.move_column sel_col.value, sel_col.value+1 unless sel_col.value == colcount
-        col = atable.focussed_col
-        atable.move_column col, col+1 unless col == colcount
-      }
-      bind_key(?<) {
-        col = atable.focussed_col
-        atable.move_column col, col-1 unless col == 0
-        #atable.move_column sel_col.value, sel_col.value-1 unless sel_col.value == 0
-      }
-      bind_key(?\M-h, app) {|tab,td| $log.debug " BIND... #{tab.class}, #{td.class}"; app.make_popup atable}
-    end
+    #atable.configure() do
+      ##bind_key(330) { atable.remove_column(tcm.column(atable.focussed_col)) rescue ""  }
+      #bind_key(?+) {
+        #acolumn = atable.column atable.focussed_col()
+        #w = acolumn.width + 1
+        #acolumn.width w
+        ##atable.table_structure_changed
+      #}
+      #bind_key(?-) {
+        #acolumn = atable.column atable.focussed_col()
+        #w = acolumn.width - 1
+        #if w > 3
+          #acolumn.width w
+          ##atable.table_structure_changed
+        #end
+      #}
+      ## added new method on 2009-10-08 00:47 
+      #bind_key(?=) {
+        #atable.size_columns_to_fit
+      #}
+      #bind_key(?>) {
+        #tcm = atable.get_table_column_model
+        #colcount = tcm.column_count-1
+        ##atable.move_column sel_col.value, sel_col.value+1 unless sel_col.value == colcount
+        #col = atable.focussed_col
+        #atable.move_column col, col+1 unless col == colcount
+      #}
+      #bind_key(?<) {
+        #col = atable.focussed_col
+        #atable.move_column col, col-1 unless col == 0
+        ##atable.move_column sel_col.value, sel_col.value-1 unless sel_col.value == 0
+      #}
+      ## TODO popup and key labels
+      #bind_key(?\M-h, app) {|tab,td| $log.debug " BIND... #{tab.class}, #{td.class}"; app.make_popup atable}
+    #end
     #keylabel = RubyCurses::Label.new @form, {'text' => "", "row" => r+table_ht+3, "col" => c, "color" => "yellow", "bgcolor"=>"blue", "display_length"=>60, "height"=>2}
     #eventlabel = RubyCurses::Label.new @form, {'text' => "Events:", "row" => r+table_ht+6, "col" => c, "color" => "white", "bgcolor"=>"blue", "display_length"=>60, "height"=>2}
 
     # report some events
     #atable.table_model.bind(:TABLE_MODEL_EVENT){|e| #eventlabel.text = "Event: #{e}"}
     #atable.get_table_column_model.bind(:TABLE_COLUMN_MODEL_EVENT){|e| eventlabel.text = "Event: #{e}"}
-    atable.bind(:TABLE_TRAVERSAL_EVENT){|e| @header.text_right "Row #{e.newrow+1} of #{atable.row_count}" }
 
     tablist_ht = 6
     mylist = @db.get_data "select name from sqlite_master"
+    # mylist is an Array of SQLite3::ResultSet::ArrayWithTypesAndFields
+    mylist.collect!{|x| x[0] }  ## 1.9 hack, but will it run on 1.8 ??
     $listdata = Variable.new mylist
         tablelist = Listbox.new @form do
           name   "tablelist" 
@@ -305,29 +299,35 @@ class Sqlc
     title_attrib 'reverse'
     help_text "Press ENTER to append columns to sqlarea, Space to select"
   end
+  ## pressing SPACE on a table populates column list with its columns so they can be selected
   tablelist.bind_key(32) {  
     @status_row.text = "Selected #{tablelist.get_content()[tablelist.current_index]}" 
     table = "#{tablelist.get_content()[tablelist.current_index]}" 
+    ##table = table[0] if table.class==Array ## 1.9 ???
     columnlist.list_data_model.remove_all
     columnlist.list_data_model.insert 0, *@db.get_metadata(table)
   }
+  ## pressing ENTER on a table runs a query on it, no need to type and SQL
   tablelist.bind_key(13) {  
     @status_row.text = "Selected #{tablelist.get_content()[tablelist.current_index]}" 
     table = "#{tablelist.get_content()[tablelist.current_index]}" 
+    ##table = table[0] if table.class==Array ## 1.9 ???
     run_query "select * from #{table}"
   }
   columnlist.bind_key(13) {  
-    # append column name to sqlarea if ENTER pressed
+    ## append column name to sqlarea if ENTER pressed
     column = "#{columnlist.get_content()[columnlist.current_index]}" 
     sqlarea << "#{column},"
   }
   columnlist.bind_key(32) {  
-    # select row
+    ## select row - later can press Construct button
     columnlist.toggle_row_selection
     column = "#{columnlist.get_content()[columnlist.current_index]}" 
   }
+  ## construct an SQL after selecting some columns in the column list
     b_construct.command { 
     table = "#{tablelist.get_content()[tablelist.current_index]}" 
+    #table = table[0] if table.class==Array ## 1.9 ???
     indexes = columnlist.selected_rows()
     columns=[]
     indexes.each do |i|
@@ -342,10 +342,9 @@ class Sqlc
     @window.wrefresh
     Ncurses::Panel.update_panels
     begin
-    while((ch = @window.getchar()) != ?\C-q )
-      #colcount = tcm.column_count-1
+    while((ch = @window.getchar()) != ?\C-q.getbyte(0) )
       s = keycode_tos ch
-      #status_row.text = "Pressed #{ch} , #{s}"
+      status_row.text = "Pressed #{ch} , #{s}.  Press C-q to quit, Alt-Tab for exiting table "
       @form.handle_key(ch)
 
       @form.repaint
@@ -355,6 +354,8 @@ class Sqlc
     @window.destroy if !@window.nil?
     end
   end
+  ## execute the query in the textarea
+  # @param [String] sql string
   def run_query sql
       #query =  sqlarea.get_text
       query =  sql
@@ -365,53 +366,43 @@ class Sqlc
         return
       end
       #cw = @db.estimate_column_widths @atable.width, @db.columns
-      @atable.set_data @content, @db.columns
-      cw = @atable.estimate_column_widths @db.columns, @db.datatypes
-      @atable.set_column_widths cw
+      atable = create_table @tp, @tab_ctr #,  buttrow, t_width, c
+      atable.set_data @content, @db.columns
+      cw = atable.estimate_column_widths @db.columns, @db.datatypes
+      atable.set_column_widths cw
       rescue => exc
+        $log.debug(exc.backtrace.join("\n"))
         alert exc.to_s
         return
       end
       @status_row.text = "#{@content.size} rows retrieved"
-      @atable.repaint
+      atable.repaint
   end
-  def create_table_actions atable, todo, data, categ
-    #@new_act = Action.new("New Row", "mnemonic"=>"N") { 
-    @new_act = Action.new("&New Row") { 
-      mod = nil
-      cc = atable.get_table_column_model.column_count
-      if atable.row_count < 1
-        frow = 0
-      else
-        frow = atable.focussed_row
-        #frow += 1 # why ?
-        mod = atable.get_value_at(frow,0) unless frow.nil?
-      end
-      tmp = [mod, 5, "", "TODO", Time.now]
-      tm = atable.table_model
-      tm.insert frow, tmp
-      atable.set_focus_on frow
-      @status_row.text = "Added a row. Please press Save before changing Category."
-      alert("Added a row before current one. Use C-k to clear task.")
-    }
-    @new_act.accelerator "Alt-N"
-    @save_cmd = lambda {
-        todo.set_tasks_for_category categ, data
-        todo.dump
-        alert("Rewritten yaml file")
-    }
-    @del_cmd = lambda { 
-      row = atable.focussed_row
-      if !row.nil?
-      if confirm("Do your really want to delete row #{row+1}?")== :YES
-        tm = atable.table_model
-        tm.delete_at row
-      else
-        @status_row.text = "Delete cancelled"
-      end
+  ## create a Table component for populating with data
+  def create_table tp, counter #, buttrow, t_width, c
+    table_ht = 15
+    atable = Table.new do
+      name   "sqltable#{counter}" 
+      #cell_editing_allowed true
+      #editing_policy :EDITING_AUTO
+      #help_text "M-Tab for next field, M-8 amd M-7 for horiz scroll, + to resize, C-q quit"
+      help_text "M-Tab for next field, C-q quit"
+    end
+    atable.bind(:TABLE_TRAVERSAL_EVENT){|e| @header.text_right "Row #{e.newrow+1} of #{atable.row_count}" }
+    @tab_ctr += 1
+    tab1 = tp.add_tab "Tab&#{@tab_ctr}" , atable
+    return atable
+  end
+  ## create the single tabbedpane for populating with resultsets
+  def create_tabbed_pane form,  buttrow, t_width, c
+      tp = RubyCurses::TabbedPane.new form do
+        height 16
+        width  t_width
+        row buttrow +1
+        col c
+        button_type :ok
       end
-    }
-
+      return tp
   end
 end
 if $0 == __FILE__
@@ -425,7 +416,7 @@ if $0 == __FILE__
     $log.level = Logger::DEBUG
 
     colors = Ncurses.COLORS
-    $log.debug "START #{colors} colors  ---------"
+    $log.debug "START #{colors} colors  SQLC demo "
 
     catch(:close) do
       t = Sqlc.new

data/examples/sqlm.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,446 @@
+## rkumar, 2009
+# Sample demo of various widgets and their interaction.
+# This is a simple sql client which allows table / column selection, construction
+# of SQL queries, and multiple resultsets.
+# Use C-q to quit, Alt-Tab to move out of Table to next field.
+# Please see bind_key statements in this app for some key bindings in table.
+# This is an offshoot of sqlc.rb -- this demo uses a multicontainer for tables
+# instead of a tabbed panes. 
+#
+require 'rubygems'
+require 'ncurses'
+require 'logger'
+require 'sqlite3'
+require 'rbcurse'
+require 'rbcurse/rcombo'
+require 'rbcurse/rtextarea'
+require 'rbcurse/rtable'
+#require 'rbcurse/table/tablecellrenderer'
+#require 'rbcurse/comboboxcellrenderer'
+#require 'rbcurse/keylabelprinter'
+require 'rbcurse/applicationheader'
+#require 'rbcurse/action' # not used here
+#require 'rbcurse/rtabbedpane'
+require 'rbcurse/rmulticontainer'
+
+# pls get testd.db from
+# http://www.benegal.org/files/screen/testd.db
+# or put some other sqlite3 db name there.
+
+## must give me @content, @columns, @datatypes (opt)
+class Datasource
+# attr_reader :field_length         # specified by user, length of row in display table
+  attr_accessor :columns      # names of columns in array
+  attr_accessor :datatypes    # array of datatyps of columns required to align: int, real, float, smallint
+  attr_accessor :content    # 2 dim data
+  attr_accessor :user_columns  # columnnames provided by user, overrides what is generated for display
+# attr_reader :sqlstring           # specified by user
+
+  # constructor
+  def initialize(config={}, &block)
+    @content = []
+    @columns = nil # actual db columnnames -- needed to figure out datatypes
+    @user_columns = nil # user specified db columnnames, overrides what may be provided
+    @datatypes = nil
+#   @rows = nil
+#   @sqlstring = nil
+#   @command = nil
+
+    instance_eval(&block) if block_given?
+  end
+  def connect dbname
+   @db = SQLite3::Database.new(dbname)
+  end
+  # get columns and datatypes, prefetch
+  def get_data command
+    @columns, *rows = @db.execute2(command)
+    @content = rows
+    return nil if @content.nil? or @content[0].nil?
+    @datatypes = @content[0].types #if @datatypes.nil?
+    @command = command
+    return @content
+  end
+  def get_metadata table
+    get_data "select * from #{table} limit 1"
+    return @columns
+  end
+  ##
+  # returns columns_widths, and updates that variable
+  def estimate_column_widths tablewidth, columns
+    colwidths = {}
+    min_column_width = (tablewidth/columns.length) -1
+    $log.debug("min: #{min_column_width}, #{tablewidth}")
+    @content.each_with_index do |row, cix|
+      break if cix >= 20
+      row.each_index do |ix|
+        col = row[ix]
+        colwidths[ix] ||= 0
+        colwidths[ix] = [colwidths[ix], col.length].max
+      end
+    end
+    total = 0
+    colwidths.each_pair do |k,v|
+      name = columns[k.to_i]
+      colwidths[name] = v
+      total += v
+    end
+    colwidths["__TOTAL__"] = total
+    column_widths = colwidths
+    @max_data_widths = column_widths.dup
+
+    columns.each_with_index do | col, i|
+        if @datatypes[i].match(/(real|int)/) != nil
+          wid = column_widths[i]
+       #   cw = [column_widths[i], [8,min_column_width].min].max
+          $log.debug("XXX #{wid}. #{columns[i].length}")
+          cw = [wid, columns[i].length].max
+          $log.debug("int #{col} #{column_widths[i]}, #{cw}")
+        elsif @datatypes[i].match(/(date)/) != nil
+          cw = [column_widths[i], [12,min_column_width].min].max
+          #cw = [12,min_column_width].min
+          $log.debug("date #{col}  #{column_widths[i]}, #{cw}")
+        else
+          cw = [column_widths[i], min_column_width].max
+          if column_widths[i] <= col.length and col.length <= min_column_width
+            cw = col.length
+          end
+          $log.debug("else #{col} #{column_widths[i]}, #{col.length} #{cw}")
+        end
+        column_widths[i] = cw
+        total += cw
+    end
+    column_widths["__TOTAL__"] = total
+    $log.debug("Estimated col widths: #{column_widths.inspect}")
+    @column_widths = column_widths
+    return column_widths
+  end
+
+  # added to enable query form to allow movement into table only if
+  # there is data 2008-10-08 17:46 
+  # returns number of rows fetched
+  def data_length
+    return @content.length 
+  end
+ 
+end
+def get_key_labels
+  key_labels = [
+    ['C-q', 'Exit'], nil,
+    ['M-s', 'Save'], ['M-m', 'Move']
+  ]
+  return key_labels
+end
+def get_key_labels_table
+  key_labels = [
+    ['M-n','NewRow'], ['M-d','DelRow'],
+    ['C-x','Select'], nil,
+    ['M-0', 'Top'], ['M-9', 'End'],
+    ['C-p', 'PgUp'], ['C-n', 'PgDn'],
+    ['M-Tab','Nxt Fld'], ['Tab','Nxt Col'],
+    ['+','Widen'], ['-','Narrow']
+  ]
+  return key_labels
+end
+class Sqlc
+  def initialize
+    @window = VER::Window.root_window
+    $catch_alt_digits = false # we want to use Alt-1, 2 for tabs.
+    @form = Form.new @window
+    @tab_ctr = 0
+
+    @db = Datasource.new
+    @db.connect "testd.db"
+  end
+  def run
+    title = "rbcurse"
+    @header = ApplicationHeader.new @form, title, {:text2=>"Demo", :text_center=>"SQL Client"}
+    status_row = RubyCurses::Label.new @form, {'text' => "", :row => Ncurses.LINES-4, :col => 0, :display_length=>70}
+    @status_row = status_row
+    # setting ENTER across all objects on a form
+    @form.bind(:ENTER) {|f| status_row.text = f.help_text unless f.help_text.nil? }
+    r = 1; c = 1;
+    @data = [ ["No data"] ]
+    data = @data
+    colnames = %w[ Result ]
+
+    ta_ht = 5
+    t_width = 78
+    sqlarea = TextArea.new @form do
+      name   "sqlarea" 
+      row  r 
+      col  c
+      width t_width
+      height ta_ht
+      title "Sql Query"
+      title_attrib (Ncurses::A_REVERSE | Ncurses::A_BOLD)
+      help_text "Enter query and press Run or Meta-r"
+    end
+    sqlarea << "select * from contacts"
+    buttrow = r+ta_ht+1 #Ncurses.LINES-4
+    b_run = Button.new @form do
+      text "&Run"
+      row buttrow
+      col c
+      help_text "Run query"
+    end
+    ## We use Action to create a button: to test out ampersand with MI and Button
+    b_clear = Button.new @form do
+      #action new_act
+      text "&Clear"
+      row buttrow
+      col c+10
+      help_text "Clear query entry box "
+    end
+    b_clear.command { 
+      sqlarea.remove_all
+      sqlarea.focus
+    }
+
+    # using ampersand to set mnemonic
+
+    b_construct = Button.new @form do
+      text "Constr&uct"
+      row buttrow
+      col c+25
+      help_text "Select a table, select columns and press this to construct an SQL"
+    end
+
+    Button.button_layout [b_run, b_clear, b_construct], buttrow, startcol=5, cols=Ncurses.COLS-1, gap=5
+
+    @tp = create_tabbed_pane @form, buttrow, t_width, c
+    @tp.show
+    @data = data
+
+    b_run.command { 
+      query =  sqlarea.get_text
+      run_query query
+    }
+    #
+    ## key bindings fo atable
+    # column widths 
+    app = self
+    #atable.configure() do
+      ##bind_key(330) { atable.remove_column(tcm.column(atable.focussed_col)) rescue ""  }
+      #bind_key(?+) {
+        #acolumn = atable.column atable.focussed_col()
+        #w = acolumn.width + 1
+        #acolumn.width w
+        ##atable.table_structure_changed
+      #}
+      #bind_key(?-) {
+        #acolumn = atable.column atable.focussed_col()
+        #w = acolumn.width - 1
+        #if w > 3
+          #acolumn.width w
+          ##atable.table_structure_changed
+        #end
+      #}
+      ## added new method on 2009-10-08 00:47 
+      #bind_key(?=) {
+        #atable.size_columns_to_fit
+      #}
+      #bind_key(?>) {
+        #tcm = atable.get_table_column_model
+        #colcount = tcm.column_count-1
+        ##atable.move_column sel_col.value, sel_col.value+1 unless sel_col.value == colcount
+        #col = atable.focussed_col
+        #atable.move_column col, col+1 unless col == colcount
+      #}
+      #bind_key(?<) {
+        #col = atable.focussed_col
+        #atable.move_column col, col-1 unless col == 0
+        ##atable.move_column sel_col.value, sel_col.value-1 unless sel_col.value == 0
+      #}
+      ## TODO popup and key labels
+      #bind_key(?\M-h, app) {|tab,td| $log.debug " BIND... #{tab.class}, #{td.class}"; app.make_popup atable}
+    #end
+    #keylabel = RubyCurses::Label.new @form, {'text' => "", "row" => r+table_ht+3, "col" => c, "color" => "yellow", "bgcolor"=>"blue", "display_length"=>60, "height"=>2}
+    #eventlabel = RubyCurses::Label.new @form, {'text' => "Events:", "row" => r+table_ht+6, "col" => c, "color" => "white", "bgcolor"=>"blue", "display_length"=>60, "height"=>2}
+
+    # report some events
+    #atable.table_model.bind(:TABLE_MODEL_EVENT){|e| #eventlabel.text = "Event: #{e}"}
+    #atable.get_table_column_model.bind(:TABLE_COLUMN_MODEL_EVENT){|e| eventlabel.text = "Event: #{e}"}
+
+    tablist_ht = 6
+    mylist = @db.get_data "select name from sqlite_master"
+    # mylist is an Array of SQLite3::ResultSet::ArrayWithTypesAndFields
+    mylist.collect!{|x| x[0] }  ## 1.9 hack, but will it run on 1.8 ??
+    $listdata = Variable.new mylist
+        tablelist = Listbox.new @form do
+          name   "tablelist" 
+          row  1
+          col  t_width+2
+          width 20
+          height tablist_ht
+#         list mylist
+          list_variable $listdata
+          #selection_mode :SINGLE
+          #show_selector true
+          title "Tables"
+          title_attrib 'reverse'
+          help_text "Press ENTER to run * query, Space to select columns"
+        end
+        #tablelist.bind(:PRESS) { |alist| @status_row.text = "Selected #{alist.current_index}" }
+        tablelist.list_selection_model().bind(:LIST_SELECTION_EVENT,tablelist) { |lsm, alist| @status_row.text = "Selected #{alist.current_index}" }
+
+  collist = []
+  $coldata = Variable.new collist
+  columnlist = Listbox.new @form do
+    name   "columnlist" 
+    row  tablist_ht+2
+    col  t_width+2
+    width 20
+    height 15
+    #         list mylist
+    list_variable $coldata
+    #selection_mode :SINGLE
+    #show_selector true
+    title "Columns"
+    title_attrib 'reverse'
+    help_text "Press ENTER to append columns to sqlarea, Space to select"
+  end
+  ## pressing SPACE on a table populates column list with its columns so they can be selected
+  tablelist.bind_key(32) {  
+    @status_row.text = "Selected #{tablelist.get_content()[tablelist.current_index]}" 
+    table = "#{tablelist.get_content()[tablelist.current_index]}" 
+    ##table = table[0] if table.class==Array ## 1.9 ???
+    columnlist.list_data_model.remove_all
+    columnlist.list_data_model.insert 0, *@db.get_metadata(table)
+  }
+  ## pressing ENTER on a table runs a query on it, no need to type and SQL
+  tablelist.bind_key(13) {  
+    @status_row.text = "Selected #{tablelist.get_content()[tablelist.current_index]}" 
+    table = "#{tablelist.get_content()[tablelist.current_index]}" 
+    ##table = table[0] if table.class==Array ## 1.9 ???
+    run_query "select * from #{table}"
+  }
+  columnlist.bind_key(13) {  
+    ## append column name to sqlarea if ENTER pressed
+    column = "#{columnlist.get_content()[columnlist.current_index]}" 
+    sqlarea << "#{column},"
+  }
+  columnlist.bind_key(32) {  
+    ## select row - later can press Construct button
+    columnlist.toggle_row_selection
+    column = "#{columnlist.get_content()[columnlist.current_index]}" 
+  }
+  ## construct an SQL after selecting some columns in the column list
+    b_construct.command { 
+    table = "#{tablelist.get_content()[tablelist.current_index]}" 
+    #table = table[0] if table.class==Array ## 1.9 ???
+    indexes = columnlist.selected_rows()
+    columns=[]
+    indexes.each do |i|
+      columns << columnlist.get_content()[i]
+    end
+    sql = "select #{columns.join(',')} from #{table}"
+    sqlarea << sql
+    }
+
+
+    @form.repaint
+    @window.wrefresh
+    Ncurses::Panel.update_panels
+    begin
+    while((ch = @window.getchar()) != ?\C-q.getbyte(0) )
+      s = keycode_tos ch
+      status_row.text = "Pressed #{ch} , #{s}.  Press C-q to quit, Alt-Tab for exiting table "
+      @form.handle_key(ch)
+
+      @form.repaint
+      @window.wrefresh
+    end
+    ensure
+    @window.destroy if !@window.nil?
+    end
+  end
+  ## execute the query in the textarea
+  # @param [String] sql string
+  def run_query sql
+      #query =  sqlarea.get_text
+      query =  sql
+      begin
+      @content = @db.get_data query
+      if @content.nil?
+        @status_row.text = "0 rows retrieved"
+        return
+      end
+      #cw = @db.estimate_column_widths @atable.width, @db.columns
+      atable = create_table @tp, @tab_ctr #,  buttrow, t_width, c
+      atable.set_data @content, @db.columns
+      cw = atable.estimate_column_widths @db.columns, @db.datatypes
+      atable.set_column_widths cw
+      rescue => exc
+        $log.debug(exc.backtrace.join("\n"))
+        alert exc.to_s
+        return
+      end
+      @status_row.text = "#{@content.size} rows retrieved"
+      atable.repaint
+  end
+  ## create a Table component for populating with data
+  def create_table tp, counter #, buttrow, t_width, c
+    table_ht = 15
+    atable = Table.new do
+      name   "sqltable#{counter}" 
+      #cell_editing_allowed true
+      #editing_policy :EDITING_AUTO
+      #help_text "M-Tab for next field, M-8 amd M-7 for horiz scroll, + to resize, C-q quit"
+      help_text "M-Tab for next field, C-q quit"
+    end
+    atable.bind(:TABLE_TRAVERSAL_EVENT){|e| @header.text_right "Row #{e.newrow+1} of #{atable.row_count}" }
+    @tab_ctr += 1
+    #tab1 = tp.add_tab "Tab&#{@tab_ctr}" , atable
+    tab1 = tp.add atable, "Tab&#{@tab_ctr}" 
+    return atable
+  end
+  ## create the single tabbedpane for populating with resultsets
+  def create_tabbed_pane form, buttrow, t_width, c
+      tp = MultiContainer.new @form do
+        name "multic"
+        height 16
+        width  t_width
+        row buttrow +1
+        col c
+        #row  r 
+        #col  c
+        #width 60
+        #height 15
+        title "Results"
+      end
+      #tp = RubyCurses::TabbedPane.new form do
+        #height 16
+        #width  t_width
+        #row buttrow +1
+        #col c
+        #button_type :ok
+      #end
+      return tp
+  end
+end
+if $0 == __FILE__
+  include RubyCurses
+  include RubyCurses::Utils
+
+  begin
+    # Initialize curses
+    VER::start_ncurses  # this is initializing colors via ColorMap.setup
+    $log = Logger.new("view.log")
+    $log.level = Logger::DEBUG
+
+    colors = Ncurses.COLORS
+    $log.debug "START #{colors} colors  SQLC demo "
+
+    catch(:close) do
+      t = Sqlc.new
+      t.run
+  end
+  rescue => ex
+  ensure
+    VER::stop_ncurses
+    p ex if ex
+    p(ex.backtrace.join("\n")) if ex
+    $log.debug( ex) if ex
+    $log.debug(ex.backtrace.join("\n")) if ex
+  end
+end