Typically for every "client" machine, you would do as Alec
suggested - first install the client libraries for the specific
database being used, and then install the DBD:: for that
specific database.
There is an alternative, and that is to use DBI::ProxyServer
and DBD::Proxy. It's been several ye
You need all the layers compiled on windows or *nix to make it work:
DBI
DBD::Pg
PostgreSQL client library.
If you are installing on Windows be sure to read the windows readme when
installing the PostgreSQL client. It is a bit tricky.
-Alec
On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 09:48:36 -0800 (PST), Gokul P. Na
Thanks very much for ur response, i have one more
question though. Isn't there some kind of arrangement
like MS ODBC where u just download the driver for the
specific database and then create a DSN (data source
name) and write ur scripts (perl script or anything
else) to execute queries on the remo
You need to install the PostgreSQL client libraries on the box running DBD::Pg.
The client libraries need to be installed before installing DBD::Pg.
See the bottom of this page for client installation directions.
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/7.4/static/install-procedure.html
-Alec
On Thu, 3
