Using PERL with DataDirect Connect for ODBC

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Introduction

PERL (Practical Extraction and Report Language) has had strong acceptance in the IT community since the introduction of version 1.0 in 1987. PERL is used widely on UNIX systems, especially Linux, for text manipulation and parsing scenarios that are too intensive for shell commands, but not complex enough for a language like C. Not being able to use shell commands for these actions makes them less portable across different implementations of UNIX. Many organizations today use PERL to handle common tasks associated with web servers and web interfaces to corporate databases. PERL is extremely flexible and has a large support base in the USENET community, which frequently posts "modules" that can be modified for any number of wide ranging tasks. These modules greatly reduce the amount of code a developer needs to implement because they are widely available for anyone's use. This community also offers many resources available to those just beginning to learn PERL.

Because PERL is easily portable across operating systems, several initiatives have been undertaken to develop modules that enable developers to use the ODBC interface, thus enhancing PERL's portability across corporate databases. DataDirect Connect® for ODBC allows PERL applications not only to be completely portable, but also highly scalable. DataDirect Connect for ODBC enables applications to achieve better performance through its unique wire protocol technology and network optimizations.

This paper provides information necessary for using DataDirect Connect for ODBC with PERL, including configuration instructions and a sample PERL application.

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