I use both DBD::Sybase and Sybase::DBLib and CTLib at my location. Michael Peppler wrote both, and as of the last time I logged on to his web site, he seemed to think that Sybase::DBLib, etcetera were the more full-featured.

I have been a happy user of Sybperl since before it evolved into Sybase::DBLib, CTLib, and BCP. We really don't use any Sybperl features that DBD::Sybase lacks. The only thing preventing me from rewriting old scripts is inertia. Our new scripts are written using DBI/DBD.

DBD::Sybase is still evolving, but for most purposes it suffices, and there is a lot to be said for doing new scripts using DBI/DBD. If you ever are faced with the need to migrate from one RDBMS to another, you will be quite thankful that DBI/DBD exists.

One caveat, though -- Sybase ASE 12.0 has taken on a new directory structure, and the client libraries are no longer found at the root of $SYBASE. This can be worked around by using $SYBASE as Sybase home, and placing a symbolic link from usr/local/sybase to the new location of the client libraries.

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In reply to Re: Problems with DBD::Sybase on Solaris? by cadfael
in thread Problems with DBD::Sybase on Solaris? by chorg

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