On ter�a-feira, junho 12, 2001, at 03:02 , Tim Grant wrote:
> Good Folks,
>
> I�m looking to use DBD::ODBC on OS X (to manipulate MS SQL Server 7
> data).
> I�ve read the appropriate FAQ�s and much of the book �Programming the
> Perl
> DBI," but still could use a little help:
>
> 1. I need to specify ODBCHOME (dir for the driver manager) -- Any
> advice on
> how to proceed? (e.g., which manager to use, where to install it,
> etc. -- or
> a good resource that goes into this.)
Check out http://www.iodbc.org. I haven't tried installing any of
those under OS X, but I did get them to work in Linux and Solaris.
> 2. When specifying a DBI_DSN, "e.g., 'dbi:ODBC:YOUR_DSN_HERE'" -- what
> is
> the format of our "YOUR_DSN_HERE" likely to be? (My pal who set up the
> SQL
> server gave me a free dumb look when I asked him...just looking for
> something to jog his memory.)
DSN is just a name that you reference your connection. You can/may
pass some other information along with the name. You need to define your
DSNs first, in order to call them later :)
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