NAME

DBD::Teradata - DBI driver for Teradata

SYNOPSIS

use DBI;

$dbh = DBI->connect('dbi:Teradata:hostname', 'user', 'password');

See DBI for more information.

DESCRIPTION

Refer to the included doc/index.html, or http://www.presicient.com/tdatdbd for detailed information.

NOTE: This version of the driver has been deprecated in favor of the more complete and maintained GPL version available at http://www.presicient.com/tdatdbd

PREREQUISITES
Install Perl (minimum version 5.8).

Build, test and install the DBI module (minimum version 1.36).

Remember to read the DBI README, this README, and the included doc/index.html CAREFULLY!

I had a lot of info to distill, and POD, though quaint and convenient for READMEs like this, just isn't as expressive as HTML...hence doc/index.html. Please refer to doc/index.html for detailed usage information.

*** BUILDING:
NOTE
The provided test suite is not suitable for normal Perl "make test", as it requires a Teradata database and a username and password for an account with various privileges (e.g., CREATE PROCEDURE).

After installing, you can verify the install by running

perl t/test.pl <host> <user> <password>

where <host> is the name of your Teradata server. NOTE that CLI does NOT support numeric IP addresses, nor addresses with the COPn suffix already applied, i.e.,

perl t/test.pl 129.123.345.78 dbc dbc # WRONG

perl t/test.pl DBCCOP1 dbc dbc # WRONG

perl t/test.pl DBC dbc dbc # RIGHT!

Building For Microsoft Windows
You'll need the nmake utility, available with the various Visual Studio tools. You'll also need to make sure your command prompt is configured to find nmake; see the Visual Studio documents for how to do that.

To build:

        perl Makefile.pl    # use a perl that's in your PATH
        nmake
        nmake install

Building For UNIX/Linux

        perl Makefile.pl    # use a perl that's in your PATH
        make
        make install

IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS
Please read the doc/index.html file which includes important information, including tips and workarounds for various platform-specific problems.

SUPPORT INFORMATION
For the latest DBD::Teradata information, please see <http://www.presicient.com/tdatdbd.html>.

Bug reports/Comments/suggestions/enhancement requests may be sent to <mailto:support@presicient.com>.

Please note: This free version of DBD::Teradata is a minimal implementation of the GPL version available at <http://www.presicient.com/tdatdbd>.

MAILING LISTS
As a user or maintainer of a local copy of DBD::Teradata, you need to be aware of the following addresses:

The DBI mailing lists located at

            dbi-announce@perl.org          for announcements
            dbi-dev@perl.org               for developer/maintainer discussions
            dbi-users@perl.org             for end user level discussion and help

Refer to <http://dbi.perl.org/support/> for details on subscribing to these lists.

COPYRIGHT, AUTHOR, and LICENSE
Copyright(C) 2001-2009, Presicient Corporation, USA. All rights reserved.

Permission is granted to use this software according to the terms of the Perl Artistic License, as specified in the Perl README file.

This software is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Teradata(R) is a registed trademark of Teradata Corporation.