NAME

NAME
DBD::Teradata - 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 doc/index.html, or
<http://www.presicient.com/tdatdbd> for detailed information.

PREREQUISITES
Install Perl (minimum version 5.8).

Build, test and install the DBI module (minimum version 1.36).

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

*** BUILDING:
NOTE
The provided test suite is not suitable for normal Perl "make test", as
it requires a Teradata database and a username and password for an
account with various privileges (e.g., CREATE PROCEDURE).

After installing, you can verify the install by running

perl t/test.pl <host> <user> <password>

where <host> is the name of your Teradata server. NOTE that CLI does NOT
support numeric IP addresses, nor addresses with the COPn suffix already
applied, i.e.,

perl t/test.pl 129.123.345.78 dbc dbc # WRONG

perl t/test.pl DBCCOP1 dbc dbc # WRONG

perl t/test.pl DBC dbc dbc # RIGHT!

Building For Microsoft Windows
You'll need the nmake utility, available with the various Visual Studio
tools. You'll also need to make sure your command prompt is configured
to find nmake; see the Visual Studio documents for how to do that.

To build:

perl Makefile.pl # use a perl that's in your PATH
nmake
nmake install

Building For UNIX/Linux
perl Makefile.pl # use a perl that's in your PATH
make
make install

IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS
Please read the doc/index.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://www.presicient.com/tdatdbd.html>.

Bug reports/Comments/suggestions/enhancement requests may be sent to
<mailto:[email protected]>.

Please note: This free version of DBD::Teradata is a minimal
implementation of the commercially supported version. Refer to
<http://www.presicient.com/tdatdbd> for details on the differences.

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

[email protected] for announcements
[email protected] for developer/maintainer discussions
[email protected] for end user level discussion and help

Refer to <http://dbi.perl.org/support/> for details on subscribing to
these lists.

COPYRIGHT, AUTHOR, and LICENSE
Copyright(C) 2001-2007, Presicient Corporation, USA. All rights
reserved.

Permission is granted to use this software according to the terms of the
Perl Artistic License, as specified in the Perl README file, with the
exception that commercial redistribution, either electronic or via
physical media, as either a standalone package, or incorporated into a
third party product, requires prior written approval of the copyright
holder.

This software is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Presicient Corp. reserves the right to provide support for this software
to individual sites under a separate (possibly fee-based) agreement.

Teradata(R) is a registed trademark of NCR Corporation.