DBD::InterBase -- DBI driver for InterBase RDBMS server.

   $Id: README,v 1.3 2000/09/07 15:21:34 edpratomo Exp $

   Copyright (c) 1999,2000  Edwin Pratomo

   You may distribute under the terms of either the GNU General Public
   License or the Artistic License, as specified in the Perl README file.

   PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE README FILE CAREFULLY !

   WARNING: THIS IS MOSTLY ALPHA SOFTWARE. Your mileage may vary.

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

    Build, test and install Perl 5 (at least 5.004).
    It is very important to TEST it and INSTALL it!

    Build, test and install the DBI module (at least DBI 0.93).
    It is very important to TEST it and INSTALL it!

    Remember to *read* the DBI README file!

BUILDING:

  set-up these environment variables:
    ISC_USER  The username to use to connect to the database
    ISC_PASSWORD  The password to use to connect to the database
  
  and:
    DBI_DSN     The DSN to be used to connect, default to 
                'dbi:InterBase:db=test.gdb;ib_dialect=3'
    DBI_USER    The DBI username to connect
    DBI_PASS    The password of the username

  Then run:
  isql -i t/create.sql
  perl Makefile.PL
  make

TESTING
  
  make test
  make install               (if the tests look okay)

