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

   Build, test and install Perl 5 (Preferrably 5.006_00 or later)
   It is very important to TEST it and INSTALL it!

   Build, test and install the DBI module (at least DBI 1.21).
   It is very important to TEST it and INSTALL it!

   Remember to *read* the DBI README file and this one CAREFULLY!

   Ensure the following DB2 product is installed.

       DB2 Application Development Client v7.2 or later
           Included with the DB2 Personal Developer's Edition and the
           DB2 Universal Developer's Edition

   The Application Development Client can be downloaded here:

   http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/udb/support/



*** BUILDING:

   On UNIX:

   perl Makefile.PL            # use a perl that's in your PATH
   make
   make test
   make install (if the tests look okay)

   On Windows:

   perl Makefile.PL
   nmake
   nmake test
   nmake install

*** TESTING:

   All Platforms:
   Edit the file connection.pl in the folder tests so that it looks like the following:

   $USERID="userid";
   $PASSWORD="password";
   $PORT=50000;
   $HOSTNAME="localhost";
   $DATABASE="database";
   $PROTOCOL="TCPIP";

   The next section has details about the trusted context user. If you dont have trusted users set specifically, then you may leave this section as is and the testcase for the trusted context would fail. This is an expected behavior.

   The details for fakeport etc can be left untouched.

   Run the test suite by running the following command:
   $ perl run-tests.pl

*** IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS:

   Please read the CAVEATS files which includes important
   information, including tips and workarounds for various
   platform-specific problems.


*** SUPPORT INFORMATION:

   Technical support for the DBD::DB2 driver is provided by IBM through
   its service agreements for DB2 UDB.  Information on DB2 UDB service
   agreements and support can be found on the Web at

       http://www.software.ibm.com/data/db2/db2tech

   For other DBD::DB2 information, please see

       http://www.software.ibm.com/data/db2/perl

   For documentation about DB2 and CLI, please see:

       http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2help/index.jsp

   Comments/suggestions/enhancement requests may be sent to

       [email protected]

   Please see the following files for more information:
       CAVEATS - important build/usage information
       DB2.pod - an example perl script
               - an explanation of attribute hashes

*** MAILING LISTS

   As a user or maintainer of a local copy of DBD::DB2, 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

   To subscribe or unsubscribe to each individual list please see

       http://lists.perl.org/

   or send an empty email to the following addresses

       [email protected]
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