Re: Perl, yum, and DBD::DB2?

[Jerry Draper <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

We are using Python.  It has all the features you need and then some.

Jerry

On 12/28/2018 8:10 AM, Joe Pluta wrote:
> I'm not a Perl person, so I don't know if this helps or is irrelevant:
>
> https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/form/anonymous/api/wiki/bb5007a3-d52b-44e4-a2bc-4e56b454ff0f/page/9ec042a9-9a53-482c-b229-09fe1aefc3f2/attachment/50cf75f2-9fbb-4cfd-9ad1-fe0a44c73a44/media/IBM%20DB2%20for%20i%20tips_%20Qshell%2C%20Perl%2C%20and%20DB2%20for%20i.pdf 
>
>
> It shows how to use DBD::DB2, but it looks like it uses an outdated 
> version, with a broken installation link.
>
>
> On 12/28/2018 10:00 AM, Kevin Monceaux wrote:
> > AS/400 Fans,
> >
> > I've been using various packages available from IBM's yum repository 
> > on some
> > LPARs running 7.2.  I can't seem to find a DBD::DB2 Perl module in 
> > IBM's yum
> > repository.  Is one available anywhere that's suitable for use in the 
> > above
> > environment?
> >
> > If not, does anyone have any tips on building DBD::DB2 from source 
> > under the
> > above environment?  I have a Perl local::lib set up and have installed a
> > handful of other CPAN modules there.  DBD::DB2 needs a DB2_HOME 
> > environment
> > variable pointing to where DB2 is installed.  Where would that be on 
> > an IBM
> > i running 7.2?