[ic] Perl odbc?
Mike Heins
mike at perusion.com
Tue May 6 16:03:32 UTC 2008
Quoting Mike Heins (mike at perusion.com):
> Quoting Stefan Hornburg (Racke) (racke at linuxia.de):
> > Steve Graham wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > What or how do you connect to a live MS database via Perl?
> > >
> > > I can connect to various databases via Linux with php and a special
> > > program called odbtp. How do you do this with Perl?
> >
> > Years ago it worked with DBI and DBD::Sybase.
>
> You are talking about connecting to SQL Server, Racke. I don't think
> that goes anymore, but now it can be made to work with DBI and
> DBD::ODBC.
Surprise -- Sybase still works. From the DBI FAQ:
How do I access a MS SQL Server database from Linux/UNIX?
You have loads of choices (in no particular order):
* using DBI::ProxyServer or DBD::Gofer. You'll need the former if
you use transactions.
* using a commercial ODBC Driver or bridge like the ones from
Easysoft or Openlink.
* using FreeTDS an open source TDS library which includes an ODBC Driver.
* using DBD::Sybase and Sybase libraries.
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