On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 3:53 AM, Praveen <praveen...@in.ibm.com> wrote: > Hi Allan, > > Check if your DB2INSTANCE environment variable is set correctly to the > instance name to over come this error.
I don't have an instance on the client machine, do i need the one on the server? > Given that you have no need for > a local db on your client machine, you can use the the IBM Data Server > Driver for ODBC CLI package, a small foot print DB2 client (aprox 20 > MB) to connect to your DB2 server. The docs state that this is not used for application development. Does this package still contain the needed headers to compile DBD::DB2? > How to setup IBM Data Server Driver for ODBC CLI: > > 1) Download the package suitable for you platform and the architecture > for which perl is built (32/64 bit). I only see a v 9.7 package, but our db is 9.1, is this a problem? > 2) Untar the tar ball downloaded. Say it is placed in directory (/home/ > user/clidriver) > > 3) set the environment variable LD_LIBRARY_PATH to the lib directory > in the location above > > export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/home/user/clidriver/lib > > 4) Now run you test case using un-cataloged connection > > Let me know if you require more information Do I still need the DB2INSTANCE var with this driver? If so, it should be the instance on the server? allan -- "The truth is an offense, but not a sin"
