Re: DBD::mysql for Windows XP Professional

On Wed, February 25, 2009 12:38, Andy wrote:
> Hi,
>
>
>
> I am running Perl  (please see result of "perl -v" at the end of this
> e-mail).
try install DBD-mysql seemed to work for me.  The key is the '::' is
replaced by '-' when you do the stuff under ppm
>
> I am using the following version of MySQL:
>
> Server version: 5.1.31-community MySQL Community Server (GPL)
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>
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> I would like to be able to connect to the database from a perl script.
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>
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> I have checked both the CPAN website and the ActiveState perl website, and
> both lead me into the same difficulties, namely:
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>
> c:\test>
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> c:\test> set http_proxy=http://myproxy.com:8080/
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>
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> c:\test>
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> c:\test> ppm install DBD::mysql
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> ppm install failed: Can't find any package that provides DBD::mysql
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>
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> c:\test> ppm install http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppms/DBD-mysql.ppd
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> ppm install failed: 500 read failed: Unknown error
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>
>
> Can you please tell me where to find the needed module and how to install
> it?
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>
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> Thanks very much.
>
> Andy Nicastro
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> c:\test> perl -v
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> This is perl, v5.10.0 built for MSWin32-x86-multi-thread
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> (with 5 registered patches, see perl -V for more detail)
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>
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> Copyright 1987-2007, Larry Wall
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>
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> Binary build 1004 [287188] provided by ActiveState
> http://www.ActiveState.com
>
> Built Sep  3 2008 13:16:37
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