optional 'require'

[Jacqui Caren]

Dirk Koopman wrote:
> I have tried various styles of: eval { require DBI; }; and eval "require
> DBI"; so far without adequate success.

What is the problem with the require?

If you said eval { use ... } I could understand why the eval "fails".

Hint: available_drivers() method after an import.

i.e.
  eval "require DBI";
  unless ($@) {
   import DBI;
   print join(" ",DBI->available_drivers())."\n";
  } else {
   print "No DBI\n";
  }

With two local perls...

jacqui at PAULNJ sendmail]$ /usr/bin/perl b
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[jacqui at PAULNJ sendmail]$ /usr/local/p584i/bin/perl b
CSV DBM ExampleP File InterBase Pg Proxy Sponge
[jacqui at PAULNJ sendmail]$