Andreas,
Thanks! I'll give it a try immediately!
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stiller, Andreas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 6:09 AM
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: RE: RDB module for PERL
>
>
> Hi,
>
> Now I packed a zip file which is reasonable small. So i dare
> to send it over
> the mailing list. I tried a fresh install in an empty directory and it
> worked. My perl version inserts a junk linefeed in the
> descrip.mms during
> "perl makefile.pl". You have to remove it by hand. The
> MMS/MMK error message
> gives you the line-number. The module needs the standard DBI module
> installed before. I remember a trap with this module. You
> need to say "mms
> all" instead of "mms". Hopefully this info is sufficient. The
> "test.pl" is a
> tiny example to start (remove the comments for database
> creation). All my
> other examples are "in-production" and i am not allowed to
> make them public.
>
> The complete software is "as is" and the normal CPAN/Perl
> license stuff
> applies. If there is positive response i will investigate how
> to distribute
> it in the CPAN way.
>
> Good luck
> Andreas
>
>
> > -----Ursprungliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Gesendet am: Mittwoch, 15. November 2000 11:51
> > An: Stiller, Andreas
> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Betreff: RE: RDB module for PERL
> >
> > Andreas,
> >
> > Hi. This sounds like a much better starting point than
> a Python
> > module. I don't know what the official standards are
> regarding
> > posting DBD modules, but I know that CPAN has serveral
> > categories for
> > packages, from information/concept (i.e. no code yet)
> > through alpha,
> > beta, and on to released. It seems that this package
> > ought to be on
> > CPAN as an alpha release, if you are willing to post it there.
> >
> > Is this the right approach? If not, and we need to get
> > this fully DBD
> > compliant, then I am willing to have a go at it, time
> permitting.
> >
> > Thanks and regards,
> >
> > David Hansen
> > UBS Warburg Switzerland
> >
> >
> > ______________________________ Reply Separator
> > _________________________________
> > Subject: RE: RDB module for PERL
> > Author: andreas.stiller ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) at unix,mime
> > Date: 11/15/00 2:06 AM
> >
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > i developed a DBD::RDB module running on RDB 7.0-5 and VMS
> > 7.1-2. It uses
> > dynamic SQL (via SQLMOD) and it is tested successfully in
> > vitro by many
> > users on our site. I didn't post it up to now, because it
> > doesn't support
> > all the features mentioned in the "DBI for PERL" book (e.g.
> > getting metadata
> > and BLOBs). Also i have no testing suite and pod ...
> > Currently i'm not able
> > to polish it.
> >
> > So my question is: Is there interest in a module having this
> > "status" ? If
> > yes, should i post it into this mailing list ?
> >
> > Best Regards
> > Andreas Stiller
> >
> >
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