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. =cut