Simon, You should be able to build DBD::ODBC against a driver manager such as unixODBC or iODBC (the assumed way to do it from my perspective, in fact). The driver manager will then talk to SAP DB, etc.
Jeff > -----Original Message----- > From: Simon Oliver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 11:11 AM > To: drewhead > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Mutiple ODBC APIs? > > > I raised this issue with the SAP DB driver (it does a simillar thing > apparently). I've had no response from the SAP DB people as yet. > > IMHO, compiling DBD::ODBC against a proprietry interface should > not be allowed > without a name change to the module. > > -- > Simon Oliver > > drewhead wrote: > > > > I have a properiterary ODBC API that I've compiled DBD::ODBC for with > > a bit of hair pulling and hand holding from someone who had done it > > before. :) Works just fine. Now I find that I have a need to > > connect to a MsSql server from the same box... in the same perl > > program no less! > > > > I didn't really think it would, but when trying to connect to the > > MsSql server uing the properitary API I get a Protocol error. Can I > > compile mutiple APIs into DBD::ODBC (and how)? Can I build and use a > > seperate DBD::ODBC module with an MS compatible ODBC API? Am I > > barking up the wrong tree and should look at another method? > > -- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
