Install DBI in WinXP

If you're using activstate perl, you can install the necessary modules by opening a command prompt and typing
ppm install dbd-sybase
This will install all the DBI related modules as well.

Download dbi module here if you need one
http://www.cpan.org/modules/index.html

The link provides information on how to install in details.

Thanks,
~ fantasy ~

i serach for DBi

and i found a lot of modules  which one i should install i don't know????

DBI         ANDYDUNC  Orac-alpha-1.2.6.tar.gz             355k  17 Oct 2001
DBI         TIMB      DBI-1.25.tar.gz                     242k  05 Jun 2002
DBI         TIMB      DBI-1.38.tar.gz                     293k  25 Aug 2003
DBI         TLOWERY   DBI-Shell-11.93.tar.gz               48k  03 Oct 2003

DBD         MEWP      DBD-Sybase-1.01.tar.gz              164k  08 Sep 2003

which is the best for me

for your requirements, get DBI and DBD-Sybase.

if you have Activestate perl, do the following in a command prompt:

    ppm install dbd-sybase

otherwise do

    perl -MCPAN -e"install DBI DBD::Sybase"

Both methods will install the appropriate versions for you.

If you are using Activestate perl, then follow the step kandura gave.
If not, then only you install those package from cpan
Try to use this:
DBI         TIMB      DBI-1.38.tar.gz
 
Kindly follow the installation guide: http://www.cpan.org/modules/INSTALL.html

regards,
~ fantasy ~

I stand corrected ;^)

>>> C:\>perl -MCPAN -e"install DBI DBD::Sybase"
>>> Can't locate object method "DBI" via package "DBD::Sybase" (perhaps you forgot to load "DBD::Sybase"?) at -e line 1.

Apparently you can't install 2 modules on the command line using the CPAN module.

Still, doing

    perl -MCPAN -e"install DBI, DBD::Sybase"

is easier IMHO than downloading, decompressing, unpacking, building, installing...

Anyway, chances are that the OP is using Activestate, so this may all be irrelevant. :-)

Kandura

Ok:

1)Download nmake and put it in your windows directory.  You will need this to compile the module.

2)Make sure your DB is installed and working properly.

3)Download: http://search.cpan.org/CPAN/authors/id/T/TI/TIMB/DBI-1.38.tar.gz

4)Extract the tarbal with WinZip.  From the command line in the directory you extracted the files run perl Makefile.pl

5)Now run nmake

6)Now run nmake install

Good luck.

i do what you told me but there is an error in step no 5,6
the error is:
===================================================
C:\Perl\lib\DBI>nmake

Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility   Version 1.50
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corp 1988-94. All rights reserved.

         C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe -IC:\Perl\lib -IC:\Perl\lib -MExtUtils::Command -e
 mkpath blib\lib\DBI
         C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe -IC:\Perl\lib -IC:\Perl\lib -MExtUtils::Command -e
 rm_f blib\lib\DBI\Changes.pm
        C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe -IC:\Perl\lib -IC:\Perl\lib -MExtUtils::Command -e
cp Changes blib\lib\DBI\Changes.pm
         rem
cp Driver_xst.h blib\arch\auto\DBI\Driver_xst.h
cp lib/DBI/ProfileDumper.pm blib\lib\DBI\ProfileDumper.pm
cp DBIXS.h blib\arch\auto\DBI\DBIXS.h
cp lib/DBI/DBD/Metadata.pm blib\lib\DBI\DBD\Metadata.pm
cp lib/DBD/NullP.pm blib\lib\DBD\NullP.pm
cp dbipport.h blib\arch\auto\DBI\dbipport.h
cp lib/DBI/Const/GetInfoReturn.pm blib\lib\DBI\Const\GetInfoReturn.pm
cp dbd_xsh.h blib\arch\auto\DBI\dbd_xsh.h
cp lib/DBI/Const/GetInfo/ANSI.pm blib\lib\DBI\Const\GetInfo\ANSI.pm
cp lib/DBI/Profile.pm blib\lib\DBI\Profile.pm
cp lib/DBI/PurePerl.pm blib\lib\DBI\PurePerl.pm
cp lib/DBI/FAQ.pm blib\lib\DBI\FAQ.pm
cp DBI.pm blib\lib\DBI.pm
cp lib/DBD/ExampleP.pm blib\lib\DBD\ExampleP.pm
cp lib/Bundle/DBI.pm blib\lib\Bundle\DBI.pm
cp lib/Win32/DBIODBC.pm blib\lib\Win32\DBIODBC.pm
cp lib/DBI/W32ODBC.pm blib\lib\DBI\W32ODBC.pm
cp lib/DBI/DBD.pm blib\lib\DBI\DBD.pm
cp lib/DBI/ProfileData.pm blib\lib\DBI\ProfileData.pm
cp lib/DBI/Const/GetInfoType.pm blib\lib\DBI\Const\GetInfoType.pm
cp lib/DBI/ProxyServer.pm blib\lib\DBI\ProxyServer.pm
cp lib/DBD/Proxy.pm blib\lib\DBD\Proxy.pm
cp dbi_sql.h blib\arch\auto\DBI\dbi_sql.h
cp lib/DBI/ProfileDumper/Apache.pm blib\lib\DBI\ProfileDumper\Apache.pm
cp Driver.xst blib\arch\auto\DBI\Driver.xst
cp lib/DBI/Const/GetInfo/ODBC.pm blib\lib\DBI\Const\GetInfo\ODBC.pm
cp lib/DBD/Sponge.pm blib\lib\DBD\Sponge.pm
         rem
         rem
        C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe -p -e "s/~DRIVER~/Perl/g" blib\arch\auto\DBI/Driver
.xst > Perl.xsi
        C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe -IC:\Perl\lib -IC:\Perl\lib C:\Perl\lib\ExtUtils/xs
ubpp  -typemap C:\Perl\lib\ExtUtils\typemap -typemap typemap Perl.xs > Perl.xsc
&& C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe -IC:\Perl\lib -IC:\Perl\lib -MExtUtils::Command -e mv Pe
rl.xsc Perl.c
        cl -c  -nologo -O1 -MD -Zi -DNDEBUG -DWIN32 -D_CONSOLE -DNO_STRICT -DHAV
E_DES_FCRYPT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_SYS -DPERL_MSVCRT_READFIX -
O1 -MD -Zi -DNDEBUG    -DVERSION=\"1.38\"  -DXS_VERSION=\"1.38\"  -IC:\Perl\lib\
CORE  Perl.c
'cl' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe' : return code '0x1'
Stop.

C:\Perl\lib\DBI>nmake install

Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility   Version 1.50
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corp 1988-94. All rights reserved.

         rem
         rem
         rem
        cl -c  -nologo -O1 -MD -Zi -DNDEBUG -DWIN32 -D_CONSOLE -DNO_STRICT -DHAV
E_DES_FCRYPT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_SYS -DPERL_MSVCRT_READFIX -
O1 -MD -Zi -DNDEBUG    -DVERSION=\"1.38\"  -DXS_VERSION=\"1.38\"  -IC:\Perl\lib\
CORE  Perl.c
'cl' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe' : return code '0x1'
Stop.

C:\Perl\lib\DBI>
===================================================

so what i should do please???
and thanks a lot for your help

cl is the name of the Visual C++ compiler. If you don't have that, you
are out of luck, unfortunately.

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