Janet, I've got DBD::ODBC installed on my Windows XP machine. When I do
"perldoc DBD::ODBC" in a command prompt window I can see the excellent
documentation that is part of the DBD::ODBC module. Here are some of
the section titles in that perldoc:
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What is DBD::ODBC? Why can't I connect? Do I need an ODBC driver? What
is the ODBC driver manager?
Where do I get an ODBC driver manager for Unix/Linux?
How do I access a MS SQL Server database from Linux?
For Unix -> Windows DB see Tom Lowery's write-up.
http://tlowery.hypermart.net/perl_dbi_dbd_faq.html#HowDoIAccessMSWin
dowsDB
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So for any module you have installed, at a command prompt you can do
"perldoc [module name]" to see the documentation included with the
module. You can also see the perldocs online - the main perldoc site is
http://www.perldoc.com. This link might be some help:
http://www.perldoc.com/perl5.6.1/lib/DBI/FAQ.html#3.1-What's-the-difference-between-ODBC-and-DBI-
Hopefully this will give you some more info to go on.
Hardy Merrill
>>> Janet Goldstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 07/13/04 09:58PM >>>
On Tue, 13 Jul 2004, Tim Johnson wrote:
>
> Why not DBD::ODBC?
.... because, I'm embarrassed to admit, I have no clue how ODBC works
in
Unix...... ;-}
