> > Read the valuable FAQ:-) > > www.xmlproj.com/cgi/fom.cgi > > Ilya > > > > I'm just starting to build a script to load some data into SQL Server > running on one system using perl and DBI from another system (Linux). My > first attempt to install DBD-ODBC on the Linux system and searches on the > web lead me to think this will be a major pain. The install on the Linux > box gives me an error about having a DSN first and having a Driver Manager > on the Linux box. Those that have installed this probably know what I'm > talking about. > I use/deal SQL Server only when I can't avoid it so does anyone have > instructions suitable for the 'very' slow? Or is there away around this > apparent requirement? It seems to me odd that the DBD-ODBC driver will > only allow one user to connect to one database per machine.
Not true. You may connect to any database you want, provided you link to a driver manager, not a driver itself. Also, read the FAQ, there are many ways to do this, some more painful, some commercial, etc. Regards, Jeff
