Let's keep this discussion on-list in case someone else has the same question in the future.
http://ibm.com/db2/perl/ says that if you are compiling DBD::DB2 on Linux, you set DB2_HOME to the location of your DB2 instance--for example, /home/db2inst1/sqllib/ -- because DBD::DB2 needs the DB2 headers and libraries to compile successfully. When you run a Perl program, DBD::DB2 then uses those libraries to connect to your DB2 server running on Windows. Dan On 1/5/06, Vincent Deng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Dan, > > So what value I should assign to DB_HOME? The DB2 home directory on > windows box or? > > Thanks in advance > > > On 1/5/06, Dan Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 > > > > > >
