On 24 Jun 2001 08:24:53 -0700, Bruce Ferrell wrote:
> Joe,
>
> You'll need to install perl DBI and DBD Informix. Use the CPAN Client
> to download and install the as follows:
>
> perl -MCPAN -e chell
I think you mean
perl -MCPAN -e shell
>
> The above starts up the CPAN client in interactive mode. The issue the
> following commands:
>
> install DBI
>
> That will download and install the PERL database interface. The you'll
> need the informix DBD, database driver AKA DBD::Informix. This will
> almost certainly need the Informix client libraries. Check the informix
> web site for information on how to get them. A couple of years ago,
> they were giving away Informix for Linux... They may still be.
Nope, they have started charging for it (but not that much, I wouldn't
have paid for it, but luckily my company did). You cannot simply type
install DBD::Informix in the interactive mode of cpan. There are many
things you must set up before hand. I suggest installing the DBI module
with cpan and then downloading the latest version of DBD::Informix from
www.cpan.org, decompress it, and read the README.
>
> Good luck!
>
>
> Joe Echavarria wrote:
> >
> > Hi there,
> >
> > I have this situation :
> >
> > I have one computer running a red hat linxu 7.1 as a web server and
> > another computer running a NCR MP-RAS SVR4 UNIX System that has a informix
> > database installed.
> >
> > I am trying to write Perl CGI applications on my Red Hat System but i don't
> > know how i could be able to access de Informix Database., how can i do that?,
> > if the informix database is in another server.
> >
> > A friend told me that i have to install an informix client to the red hat
> > system and then access the informix database., if that is true, where can i
> > find a informix client ?, how i connect using perl to the informix database
> > using a client?, how can i make the connection ?
> >
> > I hope that someone can help me as soon as possible.
> >
> > Joe Echavarrķa.
>
> --
> Bruce
>
> One day at a time... One second if that's what it takes
>
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