I got it - apparently the quotes make a difference - at least in my case I have to use single quotes like this
perl -MDBD::mysql -e 'print $DBD::mysql::VERSION' that works. But this doesn't work - just comes back to the command prompt without printing anything: perl -MDBD::mysql -e "print $DBD::mysql::VERSION" -- Hardy Merrill Red Hat, Inc. Hardy Merrill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Michael A Chase [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Thu, 6 Nov 2003 14:07:46 -0500 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > How do I determine what version of the DBD module is installed? > > > > There are several DBD::xyz modules. DBI has a method for finding them: > > > > perl -MDBI -e "print join qq(\n), DBI->available_drivers" > > This works for me, but... > > > > > You can usually find the version of a module with something like: > > > > perl -MDBD::xyz -e "print $DBD::xyz::VERSION" # UNIX > > This does not - just comes back to the command prompt without > printing anything out. And if I try > > perl -MDBD::xyz -e "print $DBD::xyz::VERSIONx" > > expecting to get an error (VERSIONx), I still just come back > to the command prompt with nothing printed. > > I'm on Red Hat Linux 9, Perl 5.8.0. > > What am I doing wrong? > > Thanks. > > -- > Hardy Merrill > Red Hat, Inc. -- Hardy Merrill Red Hat, Inc.
