Hi Vincent: You just need to install the DB2 development headers and libraries (available with the free to download and use DB2 Application Development Client) on your Linux box and set DB2_HOME before compiling DBD::DB2; that will enable you to connect from your Linux box to a DB2 server running on a Windows box.
For more information: * http://ibm.com/db2/perl/ * http://www.db2mag.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=59301551 * http://www.db2mag.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=60400732 (Note that Red Hat 9.0 is not officially supported by DB2, so you might run into some troubles with that part of the equation. If it doesn't work out, and you're willing to install a new flavour of Linux, check out http://ibm.com/db2/linux/validate for a list of Linux distros supported by DB2) Dan On 1/5/06, Vincent Deng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear dbi-helpers, > > My environment is RedHat 9.0. > I got the following message while installing DBD::DB2 module. > > DB2_HOME environment variable must be set to installed location of DB2. > > Did this message indicate that I have to install DB2 in the same > machine and set DB2_HOME environment variable for DBD installation? > If I want not to install DB2 on the same machine but connect to the > DB2 server installed on another windows machine, what should I do? > > Thanks in advance >
