NAME
    DBD::Teradata - a DBI driver for Teradata

SYNOPSIS
      use DBI;

      $dbh = DBI->connect('dbi:Teradata:hostname', 'user', 'password');

    See the DBI manpage for more information.

DESCRIPTION
    Refer to the included tdatdbd.html, or
    http://home.earthlink.net/~darnold/tdatdbd.html for detailed
    information.

  *** *BEFORE* BUILDING, TESTING AND INSTALLING this you will need to:

            Build, test and install Perl 5 (minimum version 5.005).
            It is very important to TEST it and INSTALL it!

            Build, test and install the DBI module (minimum version 1.13).
            It is very important to TEST it and INSTALL it!

            Remember to *read* the DBI README, this README, and the included
            tdatdbd.html CAREFULLY! 
    
            I had a lot of info to distill, and POD, though quaint and
            convenient for READMEs like this, just isn't as expressive
            as HTML...hence tdatdbd.html. Please refer to tdatdbd.html for
            detailed usage information.

  *** BUILDING:

            Define the following environment variables:
            (These are used to logon the sessions for the test.pl script.)

                    TDAT_DBD_DSN - set to your DBMS's hostname (e.g., 'dbccop1')
                    TDAT_DBD_USER - set to the userid that has about 4 MBytes of 
                            perm space and can create/drop tables and macros
                    TDAT_DBD_PASSWORD - set to the password for aforementioned userid

            For Windows 95/98/2000/ME/NT:
        
            Save us all a great deal of agony, and just copy Teradata.pm
            to your site-specific lib\DBD directory (e.g., \perl\site\lib\DBD
            for most ActiveState configurations) (backup your old copy if you're
            upgrading!!!), and then copy test.pl somewhere and run
        
                    perl -w test.pl
                
            and make sure you get all the way to the
            "Tests completed ok, exitting..." output at the end.
        
            For non-Windows:
        
        perl Makefile.pl    # use a perl that's in your PATH
        make
        make test                   # will spew results to STDOUT, 
                                            # messages to STDERR, 
                                            # and create a tdrawtest.out file
        make install (if the tests look okay)

  *** IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS:

        Please read the tdatdbd.html file which includes important
        information, including tips and workarounds for various
        platform-specific problems.

  *** SUPPORT INFORMATION:

        For the latest DBD::Teradata information, please see

            http://www.presicient.com/tdatdbd

        Bug reports/Comments/suggestions/enhancement requests may be sent to

            darnold@presicient.com

        Please see the following files for more information:
            tdatdbd.html - the User's Guide
        
  *** CHANGE HISTORY

            Release 1.13    Apr 27, 2003
        
                    - updated contact info

            Release 1.12    Dec 10, 2000
        
                    - fixed datainfo problem on non-Intel platforms

            Release 1.11    Dec 10, 2000
        
                    - added tdat_lsn, tdat_clone, tdat_keepresp, and tdat_utility attributes
                    - added support for FASTLOAD, EXPORT, and MONITOR utility sessions
                    - added bind_param_inout() function
                    - added BindParamArray(), BindColArray(), and FirstAvailList() 
                            driver-specific function
                    - fixed sth->rows(), and improved dbh->do() behavior
                    - improved error reporting on failed DBI->connect() calls

            Release 1.10    Nov 12, 2000
        
                    - first official CPAN release

  *** MAILING LISTS

        As a user or maintainer of a local copy of DBD::Teradata, you need
        to be aware of the following addresses:

        The DBI mailing lists located at

            dbi-announce@perl.org          for announcements
            dbi-dev@perl.org                for developer/maintainer discussions
            dbi-users@perl.org              for end user level discussion and help

        To subscribe or unsubscribe to each individual list refer to

            http://dbi.perl.org

        The Teradata mailing list is managed and archived at
    
            http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/tdata-l.html
        
        You should subscribe to this list for Teradata-specific help and info.
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