On Fri, 19 Dec 2003 15:58:11 -0700 Donald A Slanina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Are DBD and DBI dependent on the level of perl used to "make" them? In > other words, can I make dbd and dbi using perl 5.4.4 and run it on a > system that has perl 5.5.1 installed? No. Binary modules like DBI an DBD::DB2 are use C headers and libraries provided by the specific perl installation they are built with. > Are dbd and dbi dependent on the AIX level? They don't appear to be > dependent. Maybe. They are more likely to be dependent on the C compiler version. > Are dbd and dbi dependent on the level of the DB2 Application Development > Client? The DB2 client can talk to the DB2 server one level down and two > levels up. Does this hold true for dbd? If I use a V7 db2 clent, can > dbd communicate with DB2 version 6 to 9 (when available)? Almost DBD::DB2 almost certainly is. DBI certainly is not. Note that there is no 'DBD' module. DBD::xxx is the database specific part of DBI for database xxx. Also note that case is significant in Perl. -- Mac :}) ** I usually forward private questions to the appropriate mail list. ** Ask Smarter: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html Give a hobbit a fish and he eats fish for a day. Give a hobbit a ring and he eats fish for an age.
