Re: How to Install DBD::Informix?

<added comp.databases.informix> On Wed, 5 Apr 2000 15:55:32 +0300 Elisa Roselli wrote: > Sorry for what must be a very primitive question - so far the only module > addition I have done with Perl has been for Tk and it pretty much took care > of itself when I launched ppm. This one, however, seems way more > complicated. > > I would like to pay around with accessing our company's Informix 4gl > database via an html form calling a Perl program. I have the PERL IN A > NUTSHELL book where it gives very summary suggestions for downloading the > appropriate database driver at www.informix.com/. > <snip> > > I'm using ActiveState Perl for Windows version 5.22. Is there a conflict > between this Windows native platform and a Unix native database? > As far as I know there is no PPM of DBD::Informix available - that is not to say it isnt technically possible as all of the requisite tools are available for Windows - I would imagine that it is possibly either a licensing issue or procrastination that has led to this being the case. I have added the cross-post to comp.databases.informix as someone there might have more to add on the subject. As to actually accessing an Informix database in Perl from Win32 - I use DBD::ODBC with the ODBC drivers that come with the Client SDK that can be downloaded from <http://www.intraware.com>; - infact the SDK has all that is needed to build DBD::Informix with the exception of a C compiler so If you have a suitable compiler (Activestate use Visual C++) you *could* be able to build it yourself. I have yet to get it to work with any of the gcc variants available for Windows. In this kind of case using DBD::ODBC instead of Win32::ODBC shows a clear advantage as if you move your program to a platform that you do have DBD::Informix for (and assuming the database is the same) all you will need to do is change the connect string. /J\\ -- Jonathan Stowe http://www.gellyfish.com http://www.tackleway.co.uk