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CBlend · 07-13-2005, 04:16 PM

I'd like to use the "use DBI;" statement in my Perl scripts so I can use the DBI module to read from a database. I have books and have visited web sites that are really great at explaining how to code and use this once you have the module installed.

Does anyone know a good site that gives directions as to how you'd go about doing this? Please? I feel like I moron -- I understand the code and have written other non-database related Perl programs, but I can't figure out how to install the module.

I read and followed the Perl documentation. When I try to do this and use the 'make' command at the command prompt, it doesn't do anything. For Windows, it says the command may be 'nmake' or 'dmake'. If you know a site, or even a good message borad where I can ask about this, please let me know.

I am running Perl 5.8 on XP Pro.

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CBlend Junkie Location: Classified	[Perl]Installing DBI (Database Interface Module) I'd like to use the "use DBI;" statement in my Perl scripts so I can use the DBI module to read from a database. I have books and have visited web sites that are really great at explaining how to code and use this once you have the module installed. Does anyone know a good site that gives directions as to how you'd go about doing this? Please? I feel like I moron -- I understand the code and have written other non-database related Perl programs, but I can't figure out how to install the module. I read and followed the Perl documentation. When I try to do this and use the 'make' command at the command prompt, it doesn't do anything. For Windows, it says the command may be 'nmake' or 'dmake'. If you know a site, or even a good message borad where I can ask about this, please let me know. I am running Perl 5.8 on XP Pro.