DB2 Version 9.7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

Support for database application development in Perl

The following table lists versions of the Perl programming language that are supported for DB2® database application development.

Unless otherwise noted, the versions listed in the following table support both 32-bit and 64-bit application development.

Table 1. Supported versions of the Perl programming language
Operating System Supported Version(s)
AIX®
  • Perl 5.8 or later, DBI 1.41 or later
HP-UX on IPF (IA64)
  • Perl 5.8 or later, DBI 1.41 or later
Linux on x86 (32-bit DB2 instances and compilers only)
  • Perl 5.8 or later, DBI 1.41 or later
Linux on x64
  • Perl 5.8 or later, DBI 1.41 or later
Linux on POWER® (PowerPC®, Power Systems™ Servers, pSeries®)
  • Perl 5.8 or later, DBI 1.41 or later
Linux on zSeries® (s/390x)
  • Perl 5.8 or later, DBI 1.41 or later
Solaris on UltraSPARC
  • Perl 5.8 or later, DBI 1.41 or later
Solaris on x64
  • Perl 5.8 or later, DBI 1.41 or later
Windows on x86 (32-bit DB2instances only)
  • Perl 5.8 or later, DBI 1.41 or later
Windows on x64
  • Perl 5.8 or later, DBI 1.41 or later