ANNOUNCE: DBD::Informix Version 0.55 released

The next release of DBD::Informix, version 0.55, has been uploaded to CPAN. The timestamp from PAUSE was - Tue, 20 May 1997 19:17:42 GMT. It will be available worldwide in a day or three. DBD::Informix is the driver code that enables Perl 5.003 to access Informix databases via the DBI module (you'll need the code for both DBI version 0.81 and DBD::Informix). The code is available for download via: http://www.perl.org/CPAN/modules/by-category/07_Database_Interfaces http://www.hermetica.com/technologia/perl/DBI * This is primarily a bug-fix release. New in this release: * You should be able to download DBD::Informix from the DBI home pages at Hermetica listed above (the 0.54 version worked OK). * Changes in Informix-specific attribute names as forecast. * Fix SQLSTATE bug with 5.0x ESQL/C. * Fix SQLNCHAR bug with 5.0x ESQL/C. * Fix core dump for t/nulls01.t and t/nulls02.t with 5.0x ESQL/C. * Fix unwanted error message in t/dbase.t with 5.0x ESQL/C. * Fix EXIT_FAILURE problem for SunOS 4.1.3. Still to do: * Investigate whether using sqlda structures in place of SQL descriptors makes a significant difference to the performance of DBD::Informix. * Integrate sqlcmd.sh into the build more thoroughly. Document it. Make it bomb-proof (for example, it fails horribly if you don't have a '-d' option on the command line because there isn't a way to connect to a database. * Add info_cols and info_tables methods somewhere. Let me know of problems, as usual, and solutions too when you have them. Enjoy! Jonathan Leffler (johnl@informix.com) #include <disclaimer.h> PS: Read the README file. Also read the Informix.Licence file. @(#)Announce 55.1 97/05/20