David has a point - you should at least _try_ to find some information before you ask a question. Are you a newbie to Perl and DBI both? You should start with the ActiveState site (www.activestate.com) - there you'll find ActivePerl. ActivePerl comes with a nice utility called ppm that allows you to install perl modules like DBI over the internet from the activestate site. Also have a look at www.perldoc.com.
Besides DBI, you'll need a DBD::[driver for your database] - on the activestate site I don't find DBD::Informix, but if you've got an ODBC datasource for the Informix database, then you can probably use DBD::ODBC. HTH. Hardy Merrill >>> David N Murray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 01/09/04 08:52AM >>> I'm kind of curious. If you aren't willing to use google to do the 30 seconds of searches needed to find ActiveState and ppm to install perl, how are you going to write a program in perl using DBI? Maybe you should start here: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html On Jan 9, BAFFIGI, Christian scribed: > I run perl on W2k. Database resides on UNIX > > -----Mensaje original----- > De: Hardy Merrill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Enviado el: Friday, January 09, 2004 10:36 AM > Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Asunto: Re: Perl and DBI > > > What OS are you on? > > >>> "BAFFIGI, Christian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 01/09/04 07:19AM >>> > > I want to generate a connection to Informix Database with Perl through > DBI. > Can anybody tell me, which steps I need to follow to install PERL and > DBI? > > Thanks in advance >
