Re: Apparent DBD::Oracle 1.16 unicode regression

2004-11-30 Thread Lincoln A. Baxter
Can you provide just wee bit more information? Such as: What is RT? What is the Perl Version (perl -V would be helpful output) What is the Database Version? A Transcript of your build and install perl Makefile.PL, make make test Finally, if the solution is not obvious

Re: DBIx::DBH - Perl extension for simplifying database connections

2004-11-30 Thread Terrence Brannon
Tim Bunce wrote: On Tue, Nov 30, 2004 at 07:21:11AM -0800, Terrence Brannon wrote: I don't get it. Can someone give me some small but real examples of the problem that's being solved here? well the ABSTRACT says it all... I regurgitate: DBIx::DBH is designed to facilitate and validate the pr

RE: Windows to Oracle

2004-11-30 Thread Graeme St. Clair
-Original Message- From: Jeff Urlwin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 9:37 PM To: 'Graeme St. Clair'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Windows to Oracle Ok -- how about this. Try (re)-reading the link I posted and tell me what I can do to improve it for you (i.e. a

Re: Announcement/Request for Comments: DBIx::Call

2004-11-30 Thread Thilo Planz
It used to be called Oracle::Procedures, but since only the current implementation is Oracle-dependent and the interface is not (I think, but I really know only Oracle) I changed the name. I like DBIx::Procedures, with DBIx::Procedures::Oracle for your current incarnation. Too late... a) It has en

Re: Announcement/Request for Comments: DBIx::Call

2004-11-30 Thread Bart Lateur
On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 09:36:18 +0900, Thilo Planz wrote: >It used to be called Oracle::Procedures, but since only the current >implementation is Oracle-dependent >and the interface is not (I think, but I really know only Oracle) I >changed the name. I like DBIx::Procedures, with DBIx::Procedures:

Re: DBIx::DBH - Perl extension for simplifying database connections

2004-11-30 Thread Nicholas Clark
On Tue, Nov 30, 2004 at 10:32:12PM +, Tim Bunce wrote: > On Tue, Nov 30, 2004 at 09:38:47PM +, Nicholas Clark wrote: > > On Tue, Nov 30, 2004 at 08:53:51PM +, Tim Bunce wrote: > > The one that I've hit - specifying port and host, Pg vs Mysql (and SQlite): > > > > if ($dbspec->{drive

Re: DBIx::DBH - Perl extension for simplifying database connections

2004-11-30 Thread Nicholas Clark
On Tue, Nov 30, 2004 at 08:53:51PM +, Tim Bunce wrote: > I don't get it. Can someone give me some small but real examples > of the problem that's being solved here? The one that I've hit - specifying port and host, Pg vs Mysql (and SQlite): if ($dbspec->{driver} eq 'DBI:Pg') { # Aaargh

Re: DBIx::DBH - Perl extension for simplifying database connections

2004-11-30 Thread Mark Stosberg
On Tue, Nov 30, 2004 at 08:53:51PM +, Tim Bunce wrote: > > I don't get it. Can someone give me some small but real examples > of the problem that's being solved here? To give the database name with DBD::Pg, you use: dbname=$dbname With mysql, it's different database=$database With

Re: DBIx::DBH - Perl extension for simplifying database connections

2004-11-30 Thread Mark Stosberg
> So DSN is too restrictive. Perhaps DBIx::DBH::from_hash ... well who knows. > > I dont understand your comment: " ... since database handles (DBH) are > universally used in DBI-based project" --- why is that an issue? Their is > no chance of trampling on another's namespace is there? All DBI m

Re: DBIx::DBH - Perl extension for simplifying database connections

2004-11-30 Thread Ron Savage
On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 20:53:51 +, Tim Bunce wrote: Hi Folks >> So DSN is too restrictive. Perhaps DBIx::DBH::from_hash ... well >> who knows. [snip] > The point is that "DBIx::DBH" is practically meaningless. DBIx::DSN > is better, but only slightly. Try something like DBIx::FooConnect > or D

Re: DBD:mysql driver

2004-11-30 Thread Ron Savage
On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 22:09:30 -0500 (EST), Rudy Lippan wrote: Hi Rudy > I was offline for the holidays. But yes, Makefile.PL can, and it is > set to work that way in CVS. In fact, the CVS version will refuse > to run unless it can find mysql_config -- although I still want it > to prompt the user

RE: Windows to Oracle

2004-11-30 Thread Ron Savage
On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 11:34:24 -0800, Graeme St. Clair wrote: Hi Graeme > Thanks.  What I was not appreciating is that "install" means "use > ppm"... So I'm about to read up on that and go from there. More help here: http://savage.net.au/Perl-modules/html/installing-a-module.html -- Cheers Ron S

Re: DBIx::DBH - Perl extension for simplifying database connections

2004-11-30 Thread Tim Bunce
On Tue, Nov 30, 2004 at 07:21:11AM -0800, Terrence Brannon wrote: > Mark Stosberg wrote: > >On Tue, Nov 30, 2004 at 07:38:34AM +, Terrence Brannon wrote: > > > >>NAME > >>DBIx::DBH - Perl extension for simplifying database connections > > > > > >I suggest 'DBIx::DSN' as a better name, since

RE: Windows to Oracle

2004-11-30 Thread Graeme St. Clair
Thanks. What I was not appreciating is that "install" means "use ppm"... So I'm about to read up on that and go from there. I see your link leads to material for 5.8.2 thru 4, whereas this combined perl.apache.org install is Perl 5.6.1 plus Apache 1.3.27. Moreover, it's in a folder in "Program F

dbi wont install

2004-11-30 Thread National Stistics Office - Region XI
hi i am naz, the problem is i cannot install DBI on my system i read all chunk document and installed some dbi id try manual installation CPAN, using PPM pls do help me with this one, im using activeperl 5.8 id tried to download several drivers but nothing seems to fit., im not looking for luck