Add optional database connection parameters to the DatabaseLink. This

replaces the old, automatic setting of LongReadLen and LongTruncOk in
SQL.pm, and is much more flexible.
Fix some documentation with allowMacroAccess in the DatabaseLink.
Additional tests for DatabaseLink.
Document the new parameter behavior in the changelog and gotchas file.

docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt

@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@
  - Add user to transactions list and pending transactions.
  - fix: autolinking in wiki pages with manual links didn't work properly
  - fix: javascript errors in SQL Form date inputs in IE
+ - Added optional parameters for DatabaseLinks so that users can setup their
+   database's with things like LongReadLen, etc.
 
 7.3.22
  - fix: relative links sent out in emails don't work properly

docs/gotcha.txt

@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ save you many hours of grief.
    the userProfileData table will need to be updated to reflect these
    changes.
 
+ * DatabaseLinks no longer automatically set LongReadLen and LongTruncOk
+   for Oracle or ODBC databases.  These parameters, and others, can now
+   be set in the DatabaseLink.
+
  * WebGUI now requires the following additional perl modules to operate,
    and you should install them prior to upgrading:
 

docs/upgrades/upgrade_7.3.22-7.4.0.pl

@@ -33,18 +33,21 @@ addNewsletter($session);
 addHttpProxyUrlPatternFilter($session);
 addCanStartThreadToCS($session);
 addPostCaptchaToCS($session);
-addMacroAccessToDatabaseLinks($session);
+addFieldsToDatabaseLinks($session);
 
 finish($session); # this line required
 
 #-------------------------------------------------
 
-sub addMacroAccessToDatabaseLinks {
+sub addFieldsToDatabaseLinks {
     my $session = shift;
-    print "\tAdding allowMacroAccess setting to Database Links..." unless ($quiet);
-    
+    print "\tAdding new fields to Database Links...\n" unless ($quiet);
+    print "\t\tAdding allowMacroAccess setting to Database Links...\n" unless ($quiet);
     $session->db->write("ALTER TABLE databaseLink add column allowMacroAccess integer NOT NULL default 0");
     
+    print "\t\tAdding additionalParameters setting to Database Links..." unless ($quiet);
+    $session->db->write("ALTER TABLE databaseLink add column additionalParameters VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL default ''");
+
     print "OK\n";
     return;
 }