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NAME

DBD::Teradata - a 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 tdatdbd.html, or http://home.earthlink.net/~darnold/tdatdbd.html for detailed information.

*** *BEFORE* BUILDING, TESTING AND INSTALLING this you will need to:

	Build, test and install Perl 5 (minimum version 5.005).
	It is very important to TEST it and INSTALL it!

	Build, test and install the DBI module (minimum version 1.13).
	It is very important to TEST it and INSTALL it!

	Remember to *read* the DBI README, this README, and the included
	tdatdbd.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 tdatdbd.html. Please refer to tdatdbd.html for
	detailed usage information.

*** BUILDING:

	Define the following environment variables:
	(These are used to logon the sessions for the test.pl script.)

		TDAT_DBD_DSN - set to your DBMS's hostname (e.g., 'dbccop1')
		TDAT_DBD_USER - set to the userid that has about 4 MBytes of 
			perm space and can create/drop tables and macros
		TDAT_DBD_PASSWORD - set to the password for aforementioned userid

	For Windows 95/98/2000/ME/NT:
	
	Save us all a great deal of agony, and just copy Teradata.pm
	to your site-specific lib\DBD directory (e.g., \perl\site\lib\DBD
	for most ActiveState configurations) (backup your old copy if you're
	upgrading!!!), and then copy test.pl somewhere and run
	
		perl -w test.pl
		
	and make sure you get all the way to the
	"Tests completed ok, exitting..." output at the end.
	
	For non-Windows:
	
    perl Makefile.pl	# use a perl that's in your PATH
    make
    make test			# will spew results to STDOUT, 
    					# messages to STDERR, 
    					# and create a tdrawtest.out file
    make install (if the tests look okay)

*** IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS:

Please read the tdatdbd.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://home.earthlink.net/~darnold/tdatdbd.html

Bug reports/Comments/suggestions/enhancement requests may be sent to

    darnold@earthlink.net

Please see the following files for more information:
	tdatdbd.html - the User's Guide

*** CHANGE HISTORY

Release 1.11	Dec 10, 2000

	- added tdat_lsn, tdat_clone, tdat_keepresp, and tdat_utility attributes
	- added support for FASTLOAD, EXPORT, and MONITOR utility sessions
	- added bind_param_inout() function
	- added BindParamArray(), BindColArray(), and FirstAvailList() 
		driver-specific function
	- fixed sth->rows(), and improved dbh->do() behavior
	- improved error reporting on failed DBI->connect() calls

Release 1.10	Nov 12, 2000

	- first official CPAN release

*** 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@fugue.com          for announcements
    dbi-dev@fugue.com               for developer/maintainer discussions
    dbi-users@fugue.com             for end user level discussion and help

To subscribe or unsubscribe to each individual list you may use the
WWW at

    http://www.fugue.com/dbi

or email at the following addresses

    dbi-announce-request@fugue.com
    dbi-dev-request@fugue.com
    dbi-users-request@fugue.com

with your request in the body of the message.

The Teradata mailing list is managed and archived at

	http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/tdata-l.html
	
You should subscribe to this list for Teradata-specific help and info.