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Net::Z3950 is a Perl extension for talking to Z39.50 servers. WARNING You should not be using this module unless you need this precise API for compatibility reasons. New applications should use the ZOOM-Perl module (Net::Z3950::ZOOM) instead. SYNOPSIS (This code blocks in reads: see below for sample non-blocking code which allows multiple servers to be searched in parallel.) use Net::Z3950; $conn = new Net::Z3950::Connection(server.host.name, 210) or die $!; $rs = $conn->search(au=kernighan or su=unix) or die $conn->errmsg(); my $n = $rs->size(); print "found $n records:n"; foreach $i (1..$n) { $rec = $rs->record($i) or die $rs->errmsg(); print $rec->render(); } $conn->close(); This module provides a Perl interface to the Z39.50 information retrieval protocol (aka. ISO 23950), a mature and powerful protocol used in application domains as diverse as bibliographic information, geo-spatial mapping, museums and other cultural heritage information, and structured vocabulary navigation. Net::Z3950.pm is an implementation of the Perl binding for ZOOM, the Z39.50 Objct Orientation Model. Bindings for the same abstract API are, or will be, available in other languages including C, C++, Java and Tcl. Two basic approaches are possible to building clients with this module: The simple synchronous approach considers blocking reads acceptable, and therefore allows a straightforward style of imperative programming. This approach is suitable for clients which only talk to one server at a time, and is exemplified by the code in the SYNOPSIS section above. The more complex asynchronous approach, appropriate for clients which multiplex simultaneous connections, requires a slightly less familiar event-driven programming style, as exemplified in the ASYNCHRONOUS SYNOPSIS section below. (The simpler synchronous interface functions are implemented as a thin layer on top of the asynchronous functions.).
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