Re: DBI::Informix and DBD::Informix
- From: jonathan.leffler@xxxxxxxxx (Jonathan Leffler)
- Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:16:04 -0700
On 8/27/07, Martin Gainty <mgainty@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
ActiveStates answer for windows is
;extension=php_ifx.dll
which of course does not load and therefore doesnt work
I wouldn't really expect a PHP extension to work with Perl. You
shouldn't either.
Havent seen anything from IBM which is disappointing since Informix is their
product
Fair enough - discuss with your IBM sales rep. If I get tasked with
it formally, I'll do it - assuming that time is allocated too. If
not, it will happen on my (non-urgent) schedule.
Amongst other things, I use Cygwin on Windows - and AFAIK, CSDK does
not support that (despite my putting in a request for ESQL/C to
support GCC out of the box several years ago - not being a customer, I
don't have much clout). So, to get things to work on Windows, I have
to get a MSVC compiler that will do the job. There may be
sufficiently good freebies from MS for my purposes - but it just adds
to the complexity of the job. "Cobbler's Children" springs to mind as
an epithet - so does "over-worked, under-paid".
From: "Jonathan Leffler" <jonathan.leffler@xxxxxxxxx>
On 8/27/07, Martin Gainty <mgainty@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Anyone know where the DBD::Informix and DBI::Informix packages arelocated?
DBD::Informix is located on CPAN, as usual.
There is no DBI::Informix package that I know of.
I suspect that your question means that you are running on Windows,
rather than Unix, and using ActiveState Perl, and are wanting a PPM
for DBD::Informix on Windows.
Sadly, I have not yet got DBD::Informix running on Windows - partly
for lack of motivation, partly for lack of time. So, there is no PPM
available. Various people at various times have reported various
issues; due to the lack of a test environment, I've not tested it
recently (meaning in the last 5+ years). Fundamentally, it hasn't
been enough of an itch for me to be particularly interested in
scratching it - which may or may not be wholly a good idea, but I'm
only a volunteeer when it comes to doing DBD::Informix (I'm not
specifically paid by IBM or anyone else to do it).
I'm hoping to do some testing on Windows between now and the end of
the year (hoping means that - no promises). If anyone needs it sooner
than that, they'll have to provide some round tuits.
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Jonathan Leffler <jonathan.leffler@xxxxxxxxx> #include <disclaimer.h>
Guardian of DBD::Informix - v2007.0826 - http://dbi.perl.org
"Blessed are we who can laugh at ourselves, for we shall never cease
to be amused."
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