Where can I get (info|inter|ora|sql|syb)perl?

    Numerous database-oriented extensions to Perl have been written.
    These amount to using the usub mechanism (see the usub/ subdirectory
    in the distribution tree) to link in a database library, allowing
    embedded calls to Informix, Interbase, Oracle, Ingres, and Sybase.
    There is currently a project underway, organized by Buzz Moschetti
    <buzz@toxicavenger.bear.com>, to create a higher level interface
    (DBperl) that will allow you to write your queries in a
    database-independent fashion.  If you're interested, send 
    mail to <perldb-interest-request@vix.com> and ask to be placed on the
    perldb-interest@vix.com mailing list.
   
    Meanwhile, here are the authors of the various extensions:

    What            Target DB       Who
    --------        -----------     ----------------------------------------
    Infoperl        Informix        Kurt Andersen (kurt@hpsdid.sdd.hp.com)
    Interperl       Interbase       Buzz Moschetti (buzz@bear.com)
    Oraperl         Oracle          Kevin Stock (kstock@encore.com)
    Sqlperl         Ingres          Ted Lemon (mellon@ncd.com)
    Sybperl         Sybase          Michael Peppler (mpeppler@itf.ch)

    Here's a bit of advertising from Buzz:

    Perl is an interpreted language with powerful string, scalar, and array
    processing features developed by Larry Wall that "nicely bridges the
    functionality gap between sh(1) and C."  Since relational DB operations
    are typically textually oriented, perl is particularly well-suited to
    manage the data flows.  The C source code, which is available free of
    charge and runs on many platforms, contains a user-defined function entry
    point that permits a developer to extend the basic function set of the
    language.  The DBperl Group seeks to exploit this capability by creating a
    standardized set of perl function extensions (e.g. db_fetch(), db_attach())
    based the SQL model for manipulating a relational DB, thus providing a
    portable perl interface to a variety of popular RDMS engines including
    Sybase, Oracle, Ingres, Informix, and Interbase.  In theory, any DB engine
    that implements a dynamic SQL interpreter in its HLI can be bolted onto
    the perl front end with predicatable results, although at this time
    backends exist only for the aforementioned five DB engines.

    A copy of the latest sybperl (patch level 6) can be found in the DBperl
    archives on ftp.demon.co.uk:/pub/perl/db/sybperl

    This archive also contains ports for Ingres, Oracle, Sybase, Informix,
    Unify, Postgres, and Interbase, as well as rdb and shql; it's the home
    of the evolving DBperl API Specification.