Perl DBD::Sybase and signal handling
There appears to a bug with DBD::Sybase or perhaps Sybase OpenClient ctlib (threaded) that causes custom signal handlers to segfault. This tripped up a monitoring script that I wrote. I’ve asked the...
View ArticleHow to reconnect a dead DBD::Sybase Connection
It is important to know that this is just one method of reconnecting a dead connection. Note that we are handling the errors manually for the individual query. It wouldn’t take much to create a...
View ArticleAdding TCP Keepalive Support to DBD::Sybase perl module
I’ve created a patch to enable support for CS_CON_KEEPALIVE (TCP keepalive packet SO_KEEPALIVE) in the DBD::Sybase v1.07 code. This will send an empty TCP keepalive ‘packet’ to the remote server....
View ArticleHow to start DBArtisan when you have Sybase Openclient 15 installed
It may not be commonly known, but Embarcadero’s DBArtisan (a database management tool) will NOT work with Openclient 15. Did you know that there is a way for you to enjoy Openclient v15 and DBArtisan?...
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Get it here! Perl DBD::Sybase 1.09 for Active State Perl 5.10 on Windows...
Assuming that you installed Sybase OpenClient 15.5 from the 15.5 PC Client: Install ActiveState Perl from http://www.activestate.com (free) and install DBI if it isn’t already installed. It should be...
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Get it here! Perl DBD::Sybase 1.09.01 for Active State Perl 5.10 and 5.8 on...
Assuming that you installed Sybase OpenClient 15.5 from the 15.5 PC Client: Install ActiveState Perl from http://www.activestate.com (free) and install DBI if it isn’t already installed. It should be...
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Get it here! Perl DBD::Sybase 1.14.01 for Active State Perl 5.16 Windows...
Assuming that you installed Sybase SDK OpenClient 15.7. Sybase Openclient is included in the Sybase Developer’s Kit, and ASE PC Client. If you don’t have a license, you can download the ASE 15.7...
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HOWTO: Building Perl module DBD::Sybase 1.14 on Windows (32bit or 64bit) with...
Compiling the DBD::Sybase Perl module really requires Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 or higher. To get started open the “Visual Studio 2005 Command Prompt”. You will need to fix the Makefile.PL file: if (...
View ArticleInstalling OpenClient with Sybase’s ASE 15.7+ installer (setup.bin -i console)
Installing Sybase OpenClient 15.7 or higher on *nix with setup.bin and don’t have X-Windows available, you will need to start the setup.bin with: ./setup.bin -i console If you want to install just...
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HOWTO: Building Perl Module DBD::Sybase 1.15 for ActiveState Perl (Windows...
We no longer are tied to using Microsoft’s Visual C++ compiler for building Michael Peppler’s Perl Module DBD::Sybase 1.15 for ActiveState Perl (Windows 32bit)! We need to make a few changes to SAP...
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