According to "Programming the Perl DBI" the connect string is VERY dependant.
There are a few examples on page 84, Chapter 4. But should be documented in the DBD that you are downloading.. in thier POD documentation. >From: Bart Lateur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: The connect string >Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2002 14:04:10 +0200 > >I'm curious: why is the connect string in the format that it is? For >example, the most simple for is like: > > dbi:mysql:mydb > >What is the "dbi" for? "mysql" is the driver -- actually, the driver is >DBD::mysql. This has caused me more mistypes than I care to remember. >"mydb" is the database name. > >What if the simple format isn't enough: is the syntax (very) >database-dependent? Where are the various formats documented? I found >examples for my database in some examples on the web, but that way is >very, er, amateurish. Shouldn't these all be centralized? > >-- > Bart. _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx
