ait has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi,
I am evaluating modules and plug-ins for Class::DBI on CPAN but there are just too many. Given the vast quantity of these modules I would suspect that someone must maintain a how-to-approach-this-titanical-task guide!
Any sugestions greatly appreciated.

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Alejandro

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Re: Class::DBI Modules
by jZed (Prior) on Aug 29, 2005 at 02:02 UTC
    I'm not sure how specific a definition of "plugins" you're asking about. But if by those you mean "other modules that work with Class::DBI", you will want the Class::DBI::Foo module for your DBD driver if one exists (e.g. Class::DBI::Pg, or Class::DBI::SQLite. I would also mention Class::DBI::Loader since it can be quite handy for keeping your scripts clean of package declarations. Beyond that, it depends on what you want to do.
Re: Class::DBI Modules
by perrin (Chancellor) on Aug 29, 2005 at 01:55 UTC
    What problem with Class::DBI are you trying to solve through the use of plugins? Don't use any of them unless you have already tried using Class::DBI by itself and found it lacking.