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+#!/usr/bin/env php
+
+<?php
+/*
+ *   This file is part of NOALYSS.
+ *
+ *   NOALYSS is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ *   (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *   NOALYSS is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *   along with NOALYSS; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *   Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+*/
+// Copyright Author Dany De Bontridder danydb@aevalys.eu 9/08/23
+/*! 
+ * \file
+ * \brief test the sql patch , must be executed in command line
+ */
+function help()
+{
+    print <<<EOF
+php test-patch.php -d noalyss_folder -b database_id -p file
+Let you try a patch to a database
+    -d give the full path to noalyss folder
+    -b the number of the database (ac_dossier.dos_id)        
+    -p SQL filename of the script to execute , path is relative to noalyss directory
+    
+Example :
+	php test-patch.php -d /home/yourself/develop/noalyss -b 25 -p include/sql/patch/upgrade175.sql
+    
+EOF;
+}
+
+define("NOALYSS_URL", "cmd_line");
+$option = getopt("d:b:p:x");
+
+//var_dump($option)1;
+
+try {
+
+    $directory = $option['d'];
+    if (empty ($directory) || empty($option)) {
+        throw new Exception ("No Noalyss directory given");
+    }
+
+
+    require_once "$directory/include/constant.php";
+    if (empty($option['b']) || empty($option['p'])) {
+        throw new Exception ("missing mandatory paramater");
+    }
+    $dos_id = $option['b'];
+    $_REQUEST['gDossier']=$dos_id;
+    $database=new Database($dos_id);
+    $dossier=new Dossier($dos_id);
+
+    $sql_file = "$directory".DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.$option['p'];
+
+    echo "Dossier is ".$dossier->name().PHP_EOL;
+    echo "filename is $sql_file".PHP_EOL;
+
+    $database->execute_script($sql_file);
+
+} catch (Exception $e) {
+    help();
+    echo "error  = ",$e->getMessage().PHP_EOL;
+}
+
+
+