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  Indent and other fixes for DBI::DBD doc thanks to H.Merijn Brand.
  Added prepare_cached() insert_hash() example thanks to Doug Wilson.
  Removed false docs for fetchall_hashref(), use fetchall_arrayref({}).

1.18 - 2001-06-04, Tim Bunce

  Fixed that altering ShowErrorStatement also altered AutoCommit!
    Thanks to Jeff Boes for spotting that clanger.
  Fixed DBD::Proxy to handle commit() and rollback(). Long overdue, sorry.
  Fixed incompatibility with perl 5.004 (but no one's using that right? :)
  Fixed connect_cached and prepare_cached to not be affected by the order
    of elements in the attribute hash. Spotted by Mitch Helle-Morrissey.
  Fixed version number of DBI::Shell
    reported by Stuhlpfarrer Gerhard and others.
  Defined and documented table_info() attribute semantics (ODBC compatible)
    thanks to Olga Voronova, who also implemented then in DBD::Oracle.
  Updated Win32::DBIODBC (Win32::ODBC emulation) thanks to Roy Lee.

1.16 - 2001-05-30, Tim Bunce

  Reimplemented fetchrow_hashref in C, now fetches about 25% faster!
  Changed behaviour if both PrintError and RaiseError are enabled
    to simply do both (in that order, obviously :)
  Slight reduction in DBI handle creation overhead.
  Fixed $dbh->{Driver} & $sth->{Database} to return 'outer' handles.
  Fixed execute param count check to honour RaiseError spotted by Belinda Giardie.
  Fixed build for perl5.6.1 with PERLIO thanks to H.Merijn Brand.
  Fixed client sql restrictions in ProxyServer.pm thanks to Jochen Wiedmann.
  Fixed batch mode command parsing in Shell thanks to Christian Lemburg.
  Fixed typo in selectcol_arrayref docs thanks to Jonathan Leffler.
  Fixed selectrow_hashref to be available to callers thanks to T.J.Mather.
  Fixed core dump if statement handle didn't define Statement attribute.
  Added bind_param_inout docs to DBI::DBD thanks to Jonathan Leffler.
  Added note to data_sources() method docs that some drivers may
    require a connected database handle to be supplied as an attribute.
  Trace of install_driver method now shows path of driver file loaded.
  Changed many '||' to 'or' in the docs thanks to H.Merijn Brand.
  Updated DBD::ADO again (improvements in error handling) from Tom Lowery.
  Updated Win32::DBIODBC (Win32::ODBC emulation) thanks to Roy Lee.
  Updated email and web addresses in DBI::FAQ thanks to Michael A Chase.

1.15 - 2001-03-28, Tim Bunce

  Added selectrow_arrayref
  Added selectrow_hashref
  Added selectall_hashref thanks to Leon Brocard.
  Added DBI->connect(..., { dbi_connect_method => 'method' })
  Added $dbh->{Statement} aliased to most recent child $sth->{Statement}.
  Added $h->{ShowErrorStatement}=1 to cause the appending of the
    relevant Statement text to the RaiseError/PrintError text.
  Modified type_info to always return hash keys in uppercase and
    to not require uppercase 'DATA_TYPE' key from type_info_all.
    Thanks to Jennifer Tong and Rob Douglas.
  Added \%attr param to tables() and table_info() methods.
  Trace method uses warn() if it can't open the new file.
  Trace shows source line and filename during global destruction.
  Updated packages:
    Updated Win32::DBIODBC (Win32::ODBC emulation) thanks to Roy Lee.
    Updated DBD::ADO to much improved version 0.4 from Tom Lowery.
    Updated DBD::Sponge to include $sth->{PRECISION} thanks to Tom Lowery.
    Changed DBD::ExampleP to use lstat() instead of stat().
  Documentation:
    Documented $DBI::lasth (which has been there since day 1).
    Documented SQL_* names.
    Clarified and extended docs for $h->state thanks to Masaaki Hirose.
    Clarified fetchall_arrayref({}) docs (thanks to, er, someone!).
    Clarified type_info_all re lettercase and index values.
    Updated DBI::FAQ to 0.38 thanks to Alligator Descartes.
    Added cute bind_columns example thanks to H.Merijn Brand.
    Extended docs on \%attr arg to data_sources method.
  Makefile.PL
    Removed obscure potential 'rm -rf /' (thanks to Ulrich Pfeifer).
    Removed use of glob and find (thanks to Michael A. Chase).
  Proxy:
    Removed debug messages from DBD::Proxy AUTOLOAD thanks to Brian McCauley.
    Added fix for problem using table_info thanks to Tom Lowery.
    Added better determination of where to put the pid file, and...
    Added KNOWN ISSUES section to DBD::Proxy docs thanks to Jochen Wiedmann.
  Shell:
    Updated DBI::Format to include DBI::Format::String thanks to Tom Lowery.
    Added describe command thanks to Tom Lowery.
    Added columnseparator option thanks to Tom Lowery (I think).
    Added 'raw' format thanks to, er, someone, maybe Tom again.
  Known issues:
    Perl 5.005 and 5.006 both leak memory doing local($handle->{Foo}).
    Perl 5.004 doesn't. The leak is not a DBI or driver bug.

1.14 - 2000-06-14, Tim Bunce

  NOTE: This version is the one the DBI book is based on.
  NOTE: This version requires at least Perl 5.004.
  Perl 5.6 ithreads changes with thanks to Doug MacEachern.
  Changed trace output to use PerlIO thanks to Paul Moore.
  Fixed bug in RaiseError/PrintError handling.
    (% chars in the error string could cause a core dump.)
  Fixed Win32 PerlEx IIS concurrency bugs thanks to Murray Nesbitt.
  Major documentation polishing thanks to Linda Mui at O'Reilly.
  Password parameter now shown as **** in trace output.
  Added two fields to type_info and type_info_all.
  Added $dsn to PrintError/RaiseError message from DBI->connect().
  Changed prepare_cached() croak to carp if sth still Active.
  Added prepare_cached() example to the docs.
  Added further DBD::ADO enhancements from Thomas Lowery.

1.13 - 1999-07-11, Tim Bunce

  Fixed Win32 PerlEx IIS concurrency bugs thanks to Murray Nesbitt.
  Fixed problems with DBD::ExampleP long_list test mode.
  Added SQL_WCHAR SQL_WVARCHAR SQL_WLONGVARCHAR and SQL_BIT
    to list of known and exportable SQL types.
  Improved data fetch performance of DBD::ADO.
  Added GetTypeInfo to DBD::ADO thanks to Thomas Lowery.
  Actually documented connect_cached thanks to Michael Schwern.
  Fixed user/key/cipher bug in ProxyServer thanks to Joshua Pincus.

1.12 - 1999-06-29, Tim Bunce

  Fixed significant DBD::ADO bug (fetch skipped first row).
  Fixed ProxyServer bug handling non-select statements.
  Fixed VMS problem with t/examp.t thanks to Craig Berry.
  Trace only shows calls to trace_msg and _set_fbav at high levels.