Teddy -- ...and then Octavian Rasnita said... % % Hi all,
Hello! % % I want to start learning a database that works with Perl but I would like to % learn a database that works under Windows and Unix also. mysql is a lean, fast, excellent choice. I'm looking into the same sort of question, though, and have found that mysql is not relational (and also takes some other shortcuts), and so if you just want *a* database it's fine but if you want to learn on one so that you can grow into another PostgreSQL might be better; it's relational and much more like the big guys. It is, of course, available for Linux, and although I don't know about a native Win32 port I do know that it's now available under Cygwin. % % Is there such a thing? Of course :-) % Of course, I would like to learn something as simple as possible because I % am a beginner in Perl. If you *really* want to keep it simple, be sure to use DBI and do your calls through there so that you don't go falling off into specifics of each database. From what I've found, DBI code is extremely portable, while writing your own SQL gets messy. % % Thank you. HTH & HAND % % Teddy, % [EMAIL PROTECTED] :-D -- David T-G * It's easier to fight for one's principles (play) [EMAIL PROTECTED] * than to live up to them. -- fortune cookie (work) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.justpickone.org/davidtg/ Shpx gur Pbzzhavpngvbaf Qrprapl Npg!
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