Well if you use DBD::ODBC for which you will have to have third party ODBC
software installed, then just set up a DSN and use that in your connection.
Anyways just see perldoc DBD::Informix and perldoc DBD::ODBC for different
connect methods.
Ilya
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NYIMI Jose (BMB) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 11:02 AM
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: Remote DB Connection
>
>
> How I can connect to a remote Informix database ?
>
> The database from which I would like to extract
> data (a simple SQL select ...) is installed on a remote machine(Solaris
> 8).
>
> The local machine is also a Sun machine using Solaris 8. I don't have
> an Informix database installed on this local machine.
>
> Can you provide me an exemple of code ?
>
> Should I use RPC,Socket and stuff like that ?
>
> I have the intention to use DBD::ODBC module instead of DBD::Informix
>
> José.
>
>
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