OK, thanks v. much for the answers which hit the nail on the head, I think. If only I knew what all the modules did, I'm sure I would write half the code I currently do... Incidentally, I use MySQL.

Anyway, I have tried for about an hour to install Class-DBI-MySQL. PPM3, CPAN, CPANPLUS and finally tried to nmake it manually. Failed - I am on win32; perhaps that's why.

Then I tried Class-DBI-Loader which the documentation says works with MySQL. This instlled with PPM3 immediately.

So Q1, why has someone written Class-DBI-Mysql when Class-DBI-Loader exists and seems to do the same thing?

Q2, if they both do the same thing, is one better than the other?

Q3, I do try to read and understand this stuff before troubling other monks with questions but in doing this for these modules, I noticed Class-DBI-Loader-MySQL. The documentation for this is cryptic and so I am entirely clueless as to it's purpose. Do I need this with Class-DBI-Loader in order to work with MySQL? Or is it a standalone thing i.e. a third alternative for me to use? And if it's a third alternative, which is the best of the 3 modules to use?

In reply to Re: Quick way to set up columns with Class::DBI ? by jfrm
in thread Quick way to set up columns with Class::DBI ? by jfrm

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