"Dennis Stout" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Heyuck Heyuck. > > So I'm told I need to write a simple database to handle ticketing information > for customers when they call. > > Now I'm told I have to make it talk to 2 more SQL servers, an Oracle server, > an LDAP server, a Comsoft system, and an AS/400. > > Is this possible with Perl or am I needing to find a solution deeper rooted > then a CGI script? >
Sure its possible. Just go to CPAN, install the interfaces to each type of storage system, and then in your program connect to each data source. You said you will be connecting to 3 data sources, so you will have 3 objects representing each connection. There are already interfaces to the most common SQL databases. Theres also a perl LDAP interface. You may have to build your own interfaces for the Comsoft and AS/400 applications if you must access them with perl. The way you do this is by creating perl wrappers to the C api that comes with your data stores. see: "perldoc perlxstut" I would create a custom object that stores each object as a property. This will make managing the connection objects easier. Todd W. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
