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# BSDDBToPDF.py

# Program to convert Berkeley DB (BSD DB) data to PDF.
# Uses Python's bsdd library (deprecated in Python 3),
# and xtopdf.
# Author: Vasudev Ram - http://www.dancingbison.com

import sys
import bsddb
from PDFWriter import PDFWriter

try:
   
# Flag 'c' opens the DB read/write and doesn't delete it if it exists.
    fruits_db
= bsddb.btopen('fruits.db', 'c')
    fruits
= [
           
('apple', 'The apple is a red fruit.'),
           
('banana', 'The banana is a yellow fruit.'),
           
('cherry', 'The cherry is a red fruit.'),
           
('durian', 'The durian is a yellow fruit.')
           
]
   
# Add the key/value fruit records to the DB.
   
for fruit in fruits:
        fruits_db
[fruit[0]] = fruit[1]
    fruits_db
.close()

   
# Read the key/value fruit records from the DB and write them to PDF.
   
with PDFWriter("fruits.pdf") as pw:
        pw
.setFont("Courier", 12)
        pw
.setHeader("BSDDBToPDF demo: fruits.db to fruits.pdf")
        pw
.setFooter("Generated by xtopdf")
        fruits_db
= bsddb.btopen('fruits.db', 'c')
       
print "FRUITS"
       
print
        pw
.writeLine("FRUITS")
        pw
.writeLine(" ")
       
for key in fruits_db.keys():
           
print key
           
print fruits_db[key]
           
print
            pw
.writeLine(key)
            pw
.writeLine(fruits_db[key])
            pw
.writeLine(" ")
        fruits_db
.close()

except Exception, e:
    sys
.stderr.write("ERROR: Caught exception: " + repr(e) + "\n")
    sys
.exit(1)

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