cvs commit: perlfaq perlfaq8.pod

cvsuser     03/01/26 09:44:04

  Modified:    .        perlfaq8.pod
  Log:
  * rewrote the answer to more clearly explain DBI, and to point
  out alternatives.
  
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  --- perlfaq8.pod	3 Jan 2003 20:03:57 -0000	1.16
  +++ perlfaq8.pod	26 Jan 2003 17:44:04 -0000	1.17
  @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
   =head1 NAME
   
  -perlfaq8 - System Interaction ($Revision: 1.16 $, $Date: 2003/01/03 20:03:57 $)
  +perlfaq8 - System Interaction ($Revision: 1.17 $, $Date: 2003/01/26 17:44:04 $)
   
   =head1 DESCRIPTION
   
  @@ -1036,9 +1036,15 @@
   
   =head2 How do I use an SQL database?
   
  -There are a number of excellent interfaces to SQL databases.  See the
  -DBD::* modules available from http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/DBD/ .
  -A lot of information on this can be found at http://dbi.perl.org/
  +The DBI module provides an abstract interface to most database
  +servers and types, including Oracle, DB2, Sybase, mysql, Postgresql,
  +ODBC, and flat files.  The DBI module accesses each database type
  +through a database driver, or DBD.  You can see a complete list of
  +available drivers on CPAN: http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/DBD/ .
  +You can read more about DBI on http://dbi.perl.org .
  +
  +Other modules provide more specific access: Win32::ODBC, Alzabo, iodbc,
  +and others found on CPAN Search: http://search.cpan.org .
   
   =head2 How do I make a system() exit on control-C?