On Tue, Nov 30, 2004 at 11:02:31PM -0600, David Nicol wrote: > instead of having to haul around the code to figure this out, why not create a > handy documentary web service somewhere where you fill out the blanks and > get an appropriate connection string? Loading a module every time you start > the program just to create something that is a permanent > per-installation configuration > constant strikes me has if not ugly, at least hideously post-modern. > > I'll even donate a spot of server space to the cause if you don't have > it already.
It's a kind offer, but does your server reach me when I'm working offline? Doubtful. But I have a local CPAN mirror, and run local database servers for development. Nicholas Clark