>>>>> "Ron" == Ron Savage <rons@stripped> writes:
Ron> I have installed & tested MySQL V 3.21.29 under WinNT SP4. I'm using
Ron> ActivePerl build 519.
Ron> The big_record.pl demo uses this line:
Ron> $dbh =
BI-> connect("DBI:mysql:$test_db:$host",$opt_user,$opt_password,{ PrintError
Ron> => 0}) || die "Can't connect: $DBI::errstr\n";
Ron> at around line 20 to connect.
Ron> I would like to use ODBC, so I can switch to PostgreSQL. But I don't know
Ron> how to create the DSN. When I hit System DSN/Add... I get a window whose
Ron> title is 'Create New Data Source', but MySQL is not listed as a driver.
Ron> What to do?
Ron> TIA
Ron> Cheers
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Hi!
Have you installed MyODBC ?
You have two options to create a new data source; Global and user:
If MyODBC is installed, you should find MyODBC at one of the above
places. (Sorry, I can't check this just now as I am running Linux on
my laptop...)
Regards,
Monty
PS: Sorry for the late reply, but I just come back from the
O'Reilly conference in Monterey.
