On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 15:52:13 +0530
"Avadhani, Subramanya" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hi List,
>        I am not sure if this list would help me out if I am a windows
> Perl user.I am trying to write a small perl script to delete some
> records from a DB(MS Access) using the DBI module. As DBI is not part of
> standard distribution of Perl, I had to get it and install it for
> Windows. After configuring the DSN I wrote the below simple code,
> 
[snip]
> 
> Can't locate loadable object for module DBI in @INC (@INC contains:
> c:/perl/lib
> c:/perl/site/lib .) at c:/perl/lib/DBI.pm line 254
> BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at c:/perl/lib/DBI.pm line 254.
> Compilation failed in require at delete.pl line 1.
> BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at delete.pl line 1.
> 
> I am not sure how to get the DBI module for windows or if it is possible
> try to make changes to DBI itself.

Sounds like you didn't install it properly. Unless you built your own perl, you 
often need to get a pre-compiled module... usually via ppm. 

Just type 'ppm' at a 'command prompt'. 

FWIW, I've used the ODBC module for lots of DB wrecking at work. '-)

HTH.

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