On Tue, 8 Jan 2002, Jose Vicente wrote: > I can't install the module because I get some errors, when I read README file i find >this: > > BUILDING: > > > set-up these environment variables: > DBI_DSN The dbi data source, e.g. 'dbi:ODBC:YOUR_DSN_HERE' > DBI_USER The username to use to connect to the database > DBI_PASS The username to use to connect to the database > ODBCHOME (Unix only) The dir your driver manager is installed in > > But I don't understand what does it means? > Please if Somebody has installed this module, tell how can I do. > Where can I find this enviroment variables. > Thanks in advance.
I can't tell you how to install this module, but I can sort-of explain how to setup your environment variables. Since you didn't include any info about your configuration, I'm going to assume you have a similar setup to mine :) which is FreeBSD running bash as my shell (will work the same on linux). It will be slightly different if you are using a c-based shell (csh or tcsh). Environment variables can be set from your shell config files. For 'bash', these are namely: .bashrc and .bash_profile To define environment variables, you have to have something like this in those files: ENVIRONMENT_VAR=foo; export ENVIRONMENT_VAR; so, in your case you would have: DBI_DSN=whatever_driver_you_are_using; DBI_USER=username; DBI_PASS=secret_password; ODBCHOME=the_dir_your_driver_lives_in; export DBI_DSN DBI_USER DBI_PASS ODBCHOME; then you have to re-source your shell config file: prompt $> . .bash_profile (or just login again) Note, you don't have to make these semi-permanent by adding them to your config files, you can just do it from the command line: prompt $>DBI_DSN=whatever_driver && export DBI_DSN Either way works. Hope that helps a bit (remember this will only work if you are using *nix and bash) Christopher -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
