DBD::Mimer -- DBD module interfacing the Mimer SQL database. Copyright (c) 2002 Upright Database Technology AB Copyright (c) 1994,1995,1996,1997,1998 Tim Bunce Copyright (c) 1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002 Jeff Urlwin Copyright (c) 1997 Thomas K. Wenrich You may distribute under the terms of either the GNU General Public License or the Artistic License, as specified in the Perl README file. *BEFORE* BUILDING, TESTING AND INSTALLING this you will need to: Build, test and install Perl 5 It is very important to TEST it and INSTALL it! Build, test and install the DBI module (at least DBI 1.201). It is very important to TEST it and INSTALL it! Remember to *read* the DBI README file! Remember to *read* the DBD::Mimer.pm POD documentation!!! BUILDING: set-up these environment variables: DBI_DSN The dbi data source, e.g. 'dbi:Mimer:YOUR_DSN_HERE' DBI_USER The username to use to connect to the database DBI_PASS The password to use to connect to the database MIMER_HOME (Unix only) The dir where your Mimer distribution is installed perl Makefile.PL make (or nmake, if VC++ on Win32) make test (or nmake, if VC++ on Win32) TESTING make test make test TEST_VERBOSE=1 (if any of the t/* tests fail) make install (if the tests look okay) =============================================================================== Other info: Mimer SQL developer site: http://developer.mimer.com perldoc DBI perldoc DBD::Mimer (which will include the DBD::Mimer FAQ list) End.