CHANGED: it uses no more a mysql database, but a binary file instead.

This is much faster!
ADDED:          note can display the notes with colors, it is turned off by default

Changelog

@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+0.3:
+CHANGED:	it uses no more a mysql database, but a binary file instead.
+			This is much faster!
+ADDED:		note can display the notes with colors, it is turned off by default
+
+
+
 0.2:
 FIXED:		now any occurence of ' will be masked with \' before storage
 			to the mysql database.

README

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-note 0.1 by Thomas Linden, 1999
+note note-0.3 by Thomas Linden, 01/2000
 
 
 Introduction
@@ -8,18 +8,16 @@ Introduction
 	perl, which allows you to manage notes similar
 	to programs like "knotes" from commandline.
 
+	This version is completely rewritten and it is
+	able to display colored output.
+
 	You can add, edit, list and delete as many notes
-	as you want. The notes are stored in a mysql
+	as you want. The notes are stored in a binary
-	database. You might think, "what an overkill...",
+	database. Unlike previous versions of note this
-	but doing it this way provides some important
+	version don't need a database server. All you need
-	advantages:
+	is perl and this script (and, of course, some free
-		o data integrity
+	disk space for the file...).
-		o no need of another proprietary file format
+
-		o no new engine to maintain this file format
-		o speed
-		o portability
-		o availability
-		  ...
 
 
 Requirements
@@ -27,51 +25,27 @@ Requirements
 
 	You need the following things:
 		o perl installed (5.004x)
-		o mysql database installed and running
+		o The module IO::Seekable, which should be 
-		o Mysql perlmodule (you can find it on 
+		  already installed with your perl distributuion.
-		  http://www.mysql.org) PLEASE NOTE:
-		  It needs the Module "Mysql". Newer versions
-		  are DBI, which you can also use to access
-		  mysql databases. If you want to use it, you
-		  have to rewrite the program. Please let me
-		  know, if you did it :-)
-		o permissions to create a new database and
-		  to write data to this database.
 
 
 
 Installation
 ============
 
-	First, make sure all these things above are ok.
+	Simple: Copy it to a place inside your $PATH, 
-	You can use the script "install.sh" to create a new
+	probably as root. (for example to /usr/bin).
-	database and the table structure. You might edit 
-	the script before running it.
-
-	If you getting trouble, i.e. if you have not the 
-	required permissions to do that, please make sure,
-	you can. 
-	As user root, you have to give your username the 
-	neccessary permissions. Please refer to the mysql 
-	documentation, how to do that.
-	After that repeat the step above.
-
-	As root, copy the perl-script "note" to /usr/bin.
-
-	This should be all.
 
 
 
 Configuration
 =============
 
-	If you created the database with install.sh, you 
+	This version of note doesn't neccessarily need
-	do not need to do anything further. Simply run
+	a configuration file. But you can have one and change
-	"note" without any commandline parameters. It will
+	some default values. Take a look to the file noterc
-	create a configfile ~/.noterc for you.
+	provided with this tarball. There are detailed instructions
-	You might take a look to this file and change something,
+	about every available parameter.
-	if neccessary.
-
 
 
 
@@ -82,7 +56,8 @@ Usage
 	It will tell you all available commandline options.
 
 	To create a new note, simply run "note". You can enter
-	the note (there is no limitation on length of the note).
+	the note (the length is by default limited to 1024 bytes,
+	which you can change from your config file).
 	End by typing a . on a line itself. note will tell you the 
 	number of the note.
 
@@ -98,7 +73,11 @@ Usage
 	will store the changed note to the database.
 
 	Of course you can drop a certain note: "note -d 1" deletes
-	note number 1.
+	note number 1. If a note in the middle or the beginning of
+	the database will be deleted, note will recount the other
+	existent notes. For example there are 3 notes, number 1, 2
+	and 3. If you delete number 2, then number 3 will become
+	number 2.
 
 	If you cannot remember, which note you are looking for, you
 	can use the search capability of note: "note -s <searchstring>".
@@ -109,6 +88,58 @@ Usage
 
 
 
+Format of the notedb
+====================
+
+	The database where the notes are stored is a binary file of
+	the following format:
+	It consists of three fixed length fields per entry. The fields
+	have the following types:
+		o Number: Integer (1 byte)
+		o Note:   String (default 1024 bytes)
+		o Time:   String (default 64 bytes)
+	You can change the sizes of the fields "Note" and "Time" in
+	the configfile "~/.noterc". If it does not exist, the above
+	defaults will be used.
+	If the data to be stored is smaller then the size of the field,
+	it will be filled with ZERO's ("\0"). The Note and the Time
+	fields will be uuencoded before storage. Of course, this is
+	no security, never mind...
+
+
+
+Security
+========
+
+	If you want to protect the notedb against unauthorized persons
+	(even root), you might want to use pgp. I use gpg (GNU privacy
+	guard), which is compatible to pgp, usage should be similar.
+	You could add a function to your .profile or .bashrc or whatever:
+	--- snip ---
+		function note
+		{
+			gpg -o ~/.notedb -d ~/.notedb.gpg
+			note $1 $2 $3
+			gpg -e ~/.notedb --yes -r username
+			rm -rf ~/.notedb
+		}
+	--- snip ---
+	You should replace <username> with your real username. After applying
+	this function to your .profile, issue the following command:
+		"source .profile"
+	You shell will reread the file, so you can try it out without the need
+	of new login.
+	This function assumes, there exists a file called "~/.notedb.gpg",
+	therefore you need to encrypt your notedb once before you can use this
+	funcion:
+		"gpg -e ~/.notedb --yes -r username"
+	
+	If you don't make use of encryption, I suggest you to chmod it:
+		"chmod 600 .notedb"
+	So, only you can read the file (and root or any intruder who became root).	
+
+
+
 Comments
 ========
 
@@ -128,7 +159,7 @@ License
 Author
 ======
 
-	The author os Thomas Linden.
+	The author is Thomas Linden.
 
 
 
@@ -136,5 +167,4 @@ Author
 Last changed
 ============
 
-	07.11.1999
+	09.01.2000	
-	

VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.1
+0.3 (binary database)

note

@@ -1,52 +1,58 @@
 #!/usr/bin/perl
-# this is the small console program "note"
+#
+# this is the small console program "note" version 0.3
 # It works similar to some well known GUI note programs,
 # but instead of using X11 it uses the UN*X console.
 # You can edit existing notes, delete them, create new
 # ones and, of course display them.
-# The notes will be stored in a mysql database. Refer to
+# The notes will be stored in a binary data file (~/.notedb)
-# the README of the desitribution for details about 
+#
-# installation.
+# Previous versions needed a mysql database. This is no more
-# It requires a configfile named .noterc in the users home.
+# the case.
-# If it does not exist, note will create one for you, which
+# If there exists a configfile called ~/.noterc then it will
-# you will have to edit.
+# be processed. You can overwrite some default values of note.
 #
 # If you find it usefull or find a bug, please let me know:
 # Thomas Linden <tom@daemon.de>
-#
-# note is GPL software.
 
 
-use Mysql;
+#################################################
-
-##################################
 # define some default values.
-# don't change them, instead use the config file!
+# You can change them, but be carefull!
+# Instead you can define each of them in a configfile
+# called ~/.noterc.
+$MAX_NOTE = 1024;
+$MAX_TIME = 64;
 
-$version = "0.1";
+$maxlen = 30;
-$date = `date +%e\".\"%m\".\"%Y\" \"%T`;
-chomp $date;
-
-$USER = getlogin || getpwuid($<);
-chomp $USER;
 
 $HOME = `echo \$HOME`;
 chomp $HOME;
 
 $CONF = $HOME . "/.noterc";
 
-$DEFAULTDBNAME = $USER . "_note";
+$NOTEDB = $HOME . "/.notedb";
-$dbhost = "";
+
-$dbuser = "";
+$COLOR = "NO";
-$dbpasswd = "";
+# if $COLOR equals NO, then the following color-definitions
-$dbname = "";
+# will be replaced by "".
-$dbname = "";
+$BORDER_COLOR = "BLACK";
-$searchstring = "";
+$NUM_COLOR    = "blue";
-###################################
+$NOTE_COLOR   = "magenta";
+$TIME_COLOR   = "black";
+#################################################
 
 
 sub usage;
 sub find_editor;
+sub output;
+sub C;
+sub uen;
+sub ude;
+
+use IO::Seekable;
+
+$version = "0.3 (binary database)";
 
 # process command line args
 if($ARGV[0] eq "")
@@ -110,7 +116,7 @@ else
         }
         elsif($ARGV[0] eq "-v" || $ARGV[0] eq "--version")
         {
-		print "note $version\nfrom Thomas Linden <tom\@daemon.de>\n";
+                print "This is note $version from Thomas Linden <tom\@daemon.de>.\n";
                 exit(0);
         }
         elsif($ARGV[0] eq "-h" || $ARGV[0] eq "--help")
@@ -126,75 +132,61 @@ else
   }
 }
 
-# Now we have the following variables set:
+###################### CONFIG ~/.noterc exists? #########################
-# $mode (delete | new | edit | list)
+# If not, use the predefined Values!
-# $number ("", -l was given)
-
-
-# open the configfile.
-
-
-
 if(-e $CONF)
 {
         eval `cat $CONF`;
 }
-else
+
+
+###################### db exists? #######################################
+# if not, create it!
+if(! -e $NOTEDB)
 {
-	# no config, create one and inform the user.
+	open(TT,">$NOTEDB") or die "Could not create $NOTEDB: $!\n";
-	open FILE, ">$CONF" or die "Could not create $CONF!\n";
+	close (TT);
-	select FILE;
+}
-	print qq~\#config for note $version
+elsif(! -w $NOTEDB)
-\#automaticallly created by note, $date.
+{
-\#please refer to the man page for more informations!
+	print "$NOTEDB is not writable!\n";
-
+	exit(1);
-\#the database to be used
-\$dbname = "$DEFAULTDBNAME";
-
-\#the database host
-\$dbhost = "localhost";
-
-\#the user to connect
-\$dbuser = $USER;
-
-\#the password to be used
-\$dbpasswd = "";
-
-\# db descriptors... 
-\$table  = "note";
-\$fnum   = "number";
-\$ffirst = "firstline";
-\$fnote  = "note";
-\$fdate  = "date";
-~;
-	close FILE;
-	select STDOUT;
-	print "$CONF has been created for you. Please don't forget to edit it!\n";
-	exit(0);
 }
 
-# ok, if still here, we got it all, now let's connect to the database
-$db = Mysql->connect($dbhost,$dbname,$dbuser,$dbpasswd)
-	or die "ERROR: $Mysql::dberrstr\n";
 
+# calculate some constants...
+$BORDERC  = "<$BORDER_COLOR>";
+$_BORDERC = "</$BORDER_COLOR>";
+$NUMC     = "<$NUM_COLOR>";
+$_NUMC    = "</$NUM_COLOR>";
+$NOTEC    = "<$NOTE_COLOR>";
+$_NOTEC   = "</$NOTE_COLOR>";
+$TIMEC    = "<$TIME_COLOR>";
+$_TIMEC   = "</$TIME_COLOR>";
 
-# start processing
+$time = `date +%d\".\"%m\".\"%Y\" \"%T`;
+chomp $time;
+
+$typedef = "i a$MAX_NOTE a$MAX_TIME";
+$sizeof  = length pack($typedef, () );
+
+############################### DISPLAY ##################################
 if($mode eq "display")
 {
-	# display a certain note
+	$address = ($number -1 ) * $sizeof;
-	print "\ndisplaying note number $number:\n";
+	open (NOTE, "+<$NOTEDB") or die "could not open .notedb\n";
-	$res = $db->query("SELECT $ffirst,$fnote,$fdate FROM $table WHERE $fnum = $number")
+	print "displaying note number $number:\n\n";
-		or die "ERROR: $Mysql::dberrstr\n";
+	seek(NOTE, $address, SEEK_SET);
-	while(@row = $res->fetchrow)
+	read(NOTE, $buffer, $sizeof);
-	{
+	($num, $note, $time) = unpack($typedef, $buffer);
-		print "$row[0]\n$row[1]\n\nlast changed: $row[2]\n\n";
+	$n = ude($note);
-		$match = "yes";
+	$t = ude($time);	
-	}
+
-	if($match eq "")
+	output($num, $n, $t, "SINGLE");
-	{
+	print "\n";
-		print "\nno note with that number found!\n\n";
+	close(NOTE);
-	}
 }
+############################### SEARCH ##################################
 elsif($mode eq "search")
 {
 	if($searchstring eq "")
@@ -202,46 +194,52 @@ elsif($mode eq "search")
                 &usage;
                 exit(1);
         }
-	print "\nsearching the database $dbname for \"$searchstring\"...\n\n";
+	print "searching the database $NOTEDB for \"$searchstring\"...\n";
-	$sqlstatement = "SELECT DISTINCT $fnum,$ffirst,$fdate FROM $table WHERE "
+	open (NOTE, "+<$NOTEDB") or die "could not open .notedb\n";
-	. "$ffirst LIKE '%$searchstring%' OR $fnote LIKE '%$searchstring%'"
+        seek(NOTE, 0, 0); # START FROM BEGINNING
-	. " ORDER BY $fnum";
+        while(read(NOTE, $buffer, $sizeof))
-
-	$res = $db->query($sqlstatement) or die "ERROR: $Mysql::dberrstr\n";
-	while(@row = $res->fetchrow)
         {
-		print "[ $row[0]\t\"$row[1]\"\t$row[2] ]\n";
+                ($num, $note, $time) = unpack($typedef, $buffer);
-		$match = "yes";
+                $n = ude($note);
-    }
+                $t = ude($time);
-    if($match eq "")
+		if($n =~ /$searchstring/i)
                 {
-        print "\nno matching note found!\n\n";
+			output($num, $n, $t);
-        exit(0);
+			$match = 1;
 		}
+        }
+	if(!$match)
+	{
+		print "no matching note found!\n";
+	}
+        close(NOTE);
         print "\n";
 }
+############################### LIST ##################################
 elsif($mode eq "list")
 {
-	print "\nlisting all existing notes:\n";
+	open (NOTE, "+<$NOTEDB") or die "could not open .notedb\n";
-	# list all available notes (number and firstline)
+        seek(NOTE, 0, 0); # START FROM BEGINNING
-	$res = $db->query("SELECT $fnum,$ffirst,$fdate FROM $table ORDER BY $fnum") 
+	print "listing all existing notes:\n\n";
-		or die "ERROR: $Mysql::dberrstr\n";
+        while(read(NOTE, $buffer, $sizeof))
-	while(@row = $res->fetchrow)
         {
-		print "[ $row[0]\t\"$row[1]\"\t$row[2] ]\n";
+                ($num, $note, $time) = unpack($typedef, $buffer);
+                $n = ude($note);
+                $t = ude($time);
+                #print "#$num:\t$t\n---\n$n\n\n";
+		output($num, $n, $t);
         }
+        close(NOTE);
 	print "\n";
 }
+############################### NEW ##################################
 elsif($mode eq "new")
 {
+	local $note = "";
+	local $line = "";
+	#local $num = 0;
 	# create a new note
         print "\nenter the text of the note, end with .\n";
-	while($linenum != 1)
-	{
-		$line = <STDIN>;
-		$firstline = $line;
-		$linenum = 1;
-	}
 	do
         {
                 $line = <STDIN>;
@@ -250,54 +248,95 @@ elsif($mode eq "new")
 	# remove the . !
         chop $note;
         chop $note;
-	chomp $firstline;
-	#print "1: $firstline\n2: $note\n";
 
+	open (N, "<$NOTEDB") or die "could not open .notedb\n";
 	# since we have not number, look for the next available:
-	$res = $db->query("SELECT max($fnum) FROM $table") or die "ERROR: $Mysql::dberrstr\n";
+	seek(N, 0, 0); # START FROM BEGINNING	
-	while(@row = $res->fetchrow)
+	while(read(N, $buff, $sizeof))
         {
-		$number = $row[0];
+                ($num, $te, $me) = unpack($typedef, $buff);
         }
-	$number++;
+	seek(N, 0, 0);
-	$sqlstatement = "INSERT INTO $table VALUES (0,$number,'$firstline','$note','$date')";
+	close (N);
+	$num++; # use the highest plus 1
 	
-	$db->query($sqlstatement) 
+	open (NOTE, "+<$NOTEDB") or die "could not open .notedb\n";
-		    or die "ERROR: $Mysql::dberrstr\n";
+	seek(NOTE, 0, SEEK_END); # APPEND
+	local $n = uen($note);
+	local $t = uen($time);
+	$buffer = pack($typedef, $num, $n, $t);
 
-	# everything ok until here!
+	print NOTE $buffer;
-	print "note stored. it has been assigned the number $number.\n\n";
+	close(NOTE);
 }
+############################### DELETE ##################################
 elsif($mode eq "delete")
 {
-	# delete a note
+	# $number is the one we want to delete!
-	$sqlstatement = "DELETE FROM $table WHERE $fnum = $number";
+	$TEMP = "/tmp/note.$$"; # save temporarily in $TEMP
-	$res = $db->query($sqlstatement) or die "ERROR: $Mysql::dberrstr\n";
+	system("/bin/touch", $TEMP);
-	print "\nnote number $number has been deleted.\n\n";
+	open TEMP, "+<$TEMP" or die "Could not open $TEMP($!)\n";
+	open (NOTE, "<$NOTEDB") or die "could not open .notedb\n";
+
+	seek(TEMP, 0, SEEK_END); # APPEND
+
+	$count = 1;
+
+	# read from notedb and write to temp (without number to
+	# be deleted, and with recounted numbers)
+	while(read(NOTE, $buff, $sizeof))
+	{
+		($num, $note, $time) = unpack($typedef, $buff);
+		if($num != $number)
+		{
+			# no keep it
+			$buffer = pack($typedef, $count, $note, $time);
+			seek(TEMP, 0, SEEK_END); # APPEND
+			print TEMP $buffer;
+			$count++;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			# drop it, just ignore the contents.
+			$droped = 1;
+		}
+	}
+	close(TEMP);
+	close(NOTE);
+	
+	# done, inform the user
+	if($droped eq 1)
+	{
+		# copy the new one over the old one
+		system("/bin/cp",$TEMP, $NOTEDB);
+		print "note number $number has been deleted.\n";
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		print "no note with that number found!\n";
+	}
+	system "/bin/rm -f $TEMP";
 }
+############################### EDIT ##################################
 elsif($mode eq "edit")
 {
-	# edit a note
+	$address = ($number -1 ) * $sizeof;
-	$sqlstatement = "SELECT $ffirst,$fnote FROM $table WHERE $fnum = $number";
+        open (NOTE, "+<$NOTEDB") or die "could not open .notedb\n";
-	$res = $db->query($sqlstatement) or die "ERROR: $Mysql::dberrstr\n";
+        seek(NOTE, $address, SEEK_SET);
-	while(@row = $res->fetchrow)
+	read(NOTE, $buff, $sizeof) or die "no note with that number found!\n";
-	{
+	($num, $note, $t) = unpack($typedef, $buff);
-		$firstline = $row[0];
+        $n = ude($note);
-		$note = $row[1];
+	# got current enties...
-		$match = "yes";
+	
-	}
+	# now edit them
-	if($match eq "")
+	$TEMP = "/tmp/note.$$";
-    {
+	open N, ">$TEMP" or die "Could not open $TEMP\n";
-        print "\nno note with that number found!\n\n";
+	select N;
-		exit(0);
+	print $n; # save decoded to $TEMP
-    }	
+	close N;
-	$TEMP = "/tmp/note.$USER.$$";
-	open NOTE,">$TEMP" or die "Could not open $TEMP\n";
-	select NOTE;
-	print $firstline . "\n";
-	print $note . "\n";
-	close NOTE;
 	select STDOUT;
+
+	# let the user edit it...
 	$editor = &find_editor;
         if($editor)
         {
@@ -308,35 +347,29 @@ elsif($mode eq "edit")
                 print "Could not find an editor to use!\n";
                 exit(0);
         }
+
+	# read it in ($note)
 	$note = "";
-	open NOTE,"<$TEMP" or die "Could not open $TEMP\n";
+	open N, "<$TEMP" or die "Could not open $TEMP\n";
 	$c = 0;
-	while(<NOTE>)
+	while(<N>)
-	{
-		if($c == 0)
-		{
-			$firstline = $_;
-			chomp $firstline;
-		}
-		else
 	{
 		$note = $note . $_;
 	}
-		$c++;
-	}
 	chomp $note;
-	close NOTE;
+	close N;
 
+	# privacy!
 	system "/bin/rm -f $TEMP";
 
 	# we got it, now save to db
-	$sqlstatement = "UPDATE $table SET "
+	seek(NOTE, $address, SEEK_SET);
-	. "$ffirst = '$firstline', "
+	$n = "";
-	. "$fnote = '$note' "
+	$n = uen($note);
-	. "WHERE $fnum = $number";
+	local $t = uen($time);
-	$db->query($sqlstatement) or die "ERROR: $Mysql::dberrstr\n";
+	$buffer = pack($typedef, $number, $n, $t);
-
+        print NOTE $buffer;
-	print "\nnote number $number has been changed.\n\n";
+	close(NOTE);
 }
 else
 {
@@ -365,3 +398,133 @@ sub usage
 sub find_editor {
    return $ENV{"VISUAL"} || $ENV{"EDITOR"} || "vim" || "vi" || "pico";
 }
+
+sub output
+{
+	# 0 = Num, 1 = Note, 2 = Time
+	local $S = "-" x ($maxlen + 31);
+	local $LINE = "$BORDERC $S $_BORDERC\n";
+	local $num   = $_[0];
+	local $note  = $_[1];
+	local $time  = $_[2];
+	local $TYPE  = $_[3];
+	local $L = $BORDERC . "[" . $_BORDERC;
+        local $R = $BORDERC . "]" . $_BORDERC;
+	if($TYPE ne "SINGLE")
+	{
+		if(!$SetTitle) 
+		{
+			# print only of it is the first line!
+			local $SP = " " x ($maxlen-2);
+                	print C $LINE;
+			print C "$L $NUMC#$_NUMC   $TIMEC" . "creation date$_TIMEC           " . $NOTEC . "note$_NOTEC$SP$R\n";
+                	print C $LINE;
+			$SetTitle = 1;
+		}
+		local $title = "";
+		$CUTSPACE = " " x $maxlen;
+		$note =~ s/\n/$CUTSPACE/g;
+        	local $len   = length($note);
+        	if($len < $maxlen-3)
+        	{
+        	    local $diff = $maxlen - $len;
+		    local $Space = " " x $diff;	
+        	    $title = $BORDERC . $NOTEC . "\"" . $note . "\"" . $_NOTEC . $Space . "$_BORDERC";
+        	}
+		else
+        	{
+        	        $title = substr($note,0,$maxlen - 3);
+        	        $title = $BORDERC . $NOTEC . "\"" . $title . "...\"$_NOTEC$_BORDERC";
+        	}
+		# $title should now look as: "A sample note                       "
+        	print C "$L $NUMC$num$_NUMC $R$L$TIMEC" . $time . "$_TIMEC $R$L $NOTEC" . $title . "$_NOTEC $R\n";
+		print C $LINE;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		local $Space = " " x ($maxlen+6);
+		local $SP = " " x ($maxlen +13);
+		print C $LINE;
+		print C "$L $NUMC#$_NUMC   " . $TIMEC . "creation date$_TIMEC$SP$R\n";
+		print C $LINE;
+		print C "$L $NUMC$num$_NUMC $R$L$TIMEC$time$_TIMEC $Space$R\n";
+		print C $LINE;
+		print C $NOTEC . $note . $_NOTEC . "\n";
+		print C $LINE;
+	}
+}
+
+
+
+sub C
+{
+        # \033[1m%30s\033[0m    
+        local %Color = (        'black'         => '0;30',
+                                'red'           => '0;31',
+                                'green'         => '0;32',
+                                'yellow'        => '0;33',
+                                'blue'          => '0;34',
+                                'magenta'       => '0;35',
+                                'cyan'          => '0;36',
+                                'white'         => '0;37',
+				'B'		=> '1;30',
+                                'BLACK'         => '1;30',
+                                'RED'           => '1;31',
+                                'GREEN'         => '1;32',
+                                'YELLOW'        => '1;33',
+                                'BLUE'          => '1;34',
+                                'MAGENTA'       => '1;35',
+                                'CYAN'          => '1;36',
+                                'WHITE'         => '1;37',
+                                'black_'        => '4;30',
+                                'red_'          => '4;31',
+                                'green_'        => '4;32',
+                                'yellow_'       => '4;33',
+                                'blue_'         => '4;34',
+                                'magenta_'      => '4;35',
+                                'cyan_'         => '4;36',
+                                'white_'        => '4;37',
+                                'blackI'        => '7;30',
+                                'redI'          => '7;31',
+                                'greenI'        => '7;32',
+                                'yellowI'       => '7;33',
+                                'blueI'         => '7;34',
+                                'magentaI'      => '7;35',
+                                'cyanI'         => '7;36',
+                                'whiteI'        => '7;37'
+                        ); 
+        $default = "\033[0m";
+        $S = $_[0];
+        foreach $Col (%Color)
+        {
+                if ($S =~ /<$Col>/g)
+                {
+			if($COLOR ne "NO")
+			{
+                        	$NC = "\033[" . $Color{$Col} . "m";     
+                        	$S =~ s/<$Col>/$NC/g;
+                        	$S =~ s/<\/$Col>/$default/g;
+                	}
+			else
+			{
+				$S =~ s/<$Col>//g;
+                                $S =~ s/<\/$Col>//g;
+			}
+		}
+        }
+        return $S;
+}
+
+
+sub uen
+{
+	local $T = pack("u", $_[0]);
+	chomp $T;
+	return $T;
+}
+
+sub ude
+{
+        local $T = unpack("u", $_[0]);
+        return $T;
+}

noterc

@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+# 0.3 (binary database)
+# This is a sample config for the note script
+# You do not need it, if you keep the values
+# here unchanged.
+#
+# Copy it to your $HOME as .noterc
+# 
+# IMPORTANT:
+# If you previously used note 0.1 or 0.2 then
+# you will already have such a file. This file
+# is not compatible with the one for note 0.3!
+# You have to delete it and to create a new one.
+# 
+# There is no more a mysql database needed. If
+# want to stay with your note-mysql-database, 
+# use note 0.2.
+#
+# This config has to be valid perl code. Therefore
+# please be carefull!
+#
+# You can contact me per email: <tom@daemon.de>
+# 
+# Thomas Linden, 01/2000
+
+
+
+# Define the maximum bytes a note can have in a
+# note-entry.
+$MAX_NOTE = 1024;
+
+
+# Define the maximum bytes a timestamp can have
+# in a note-entry.
+$MAX_TIME = 64;
+
+
+# The maximum width for displaying a note.
+$maxlen = 30;
+
+
+# Your home, better do not change it!
+$HOME = `echo \$HOME`;
+chomp $HOME;
+
+
+# The location of the note-database. If it does
+# not exist, it will be created.
+$NOTEDB = $HOME . "/.notedb";
+
+
+# if $COLOR equals NO, then everything will be
+# displayed with your default colors (mostly black)
+$COLOR = "NO";
+
+
+# Color-definitions of the various fields. Will be
+# ignored if $COLOR = "NO".
+$BORDER_COLOR = "BLACK";	# Borders
+$NUM_COLOR    = "blue";		# Note number
+$NOTE_COLOR   = "magenta";	# The note itself
+$TIME_COLOR   = "black";	# The time
+
+# The following colors are available:
+# black, red, green, yellow, blue, magenta, cyan and white.
+# It will be bold if it is uppercase.
+# You can append an underscore, if you like it underscored,
+# ie: blue_
+# Or, you can append an "I", if you like it inverted
+
+# keep this "1;" please!
+1;