Re: DBI for Solaris 8

2002-01-30 Thread Robert Lopez
> Where and how can I install the dbi dbd mods for solaris 8? Solaris 8 comes with perl but I don't > (think) I have these mod's? Where can I get them from and is there info on how to install. You can get all the perl you need from www.cpan.org. The perl which came with Solaris is not usefu

Any dbi/dbd changes if upgrading Informix?

2002-01-10 Thread Robert Lopez
If upgrading Informix from IDS 7to IDS 9 and upgrading the odbc, jdbc etc of SDK is there anything which must be done to DBD::Informix or DBI? [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Solaris] dbi + DBD:ODBC + ?for oracle?

2001-09-14 Thread Robert Lopez
proceed with building, testing and installing DBD::Oracle. Ivan, I though it might be a lower cost option for putting in place some software I will need very infrequently. Almost always always what I need is in the Informix database. Sometimes if it is not the clues as to why it is missing are in

RE: [Solaris] dbi + DBD:ODBC + ?for oracle?

2001-09-14 Thread Robert Lopez
Well I went ahead and ran cpan to install ODBC::Oracle and it says... The DBD::ODBC module needs to link with an ODBC 'Driver Manager'. (The Driver Manager, in turn, needs one or more database specific ODBC drivers. The DBD::ODBC module does _not_ include any ODBC drivers!) so it is prett

RE: [Solaris] dbi + DBD:ODBC + ?for oracle?

2001-09-14 Thread Robert Lopez
> ANK > it is will probably a good idea to get familiar to with sqlplus > (database client for running sql commands) > for that you will need to have unix account unless you have oracle client > installed on your local machine. > > > ANK> As I mentioned above you don't have to have it but you'

[Solaris] dbi + DBD:ODBC + ?for oracle?

2001-09-14 Thread Robert Lopez
I followed the trails of "Programming the Perl DBI, Appendix B" to freeodbc to to easysoft.org... I read for hours history requests at dejanews I am now more confused than when I started. I have this working on my sparc Solaris ws: perl+DBI+DBD::Informix to connect to an Info