perlquestion hrr Dear Monks: Class::DBI and DBIx::Class both seem to be very nice modules for accessing relational databases in an object-oriented way. Both modules look rather similar and it is hard for me to decide which one I should use. It would be great, if you could advise me on this decision---generally I would prefer the more robust and stable solution. So far, I tried to use Class::DBI and DBD::DB2 on ActivePerl. This works for fine for SELECTs; however, insert() does not work for some reason (Can't locate object method "insert"). When I use DBD::CSV, insert works. Alternatively, I could use perl on cygwin (but I have to find out how to compile DBD::DB2 there). Hints on this problem would also be appreciated! Thank you, Best, Hansres Update: Thanks for all these helpful comments! To summarize, the options are the following: <ul> <li> <a href="http://search.cpan.org/perldoc?Class%3A%3ADBI">Class::DBI</a> provides a straightforward interface; however, its features are somewhat limited. <li> <a href="http://search.cpan.org/perldoc?DBIx%3A%3AClass">DBIx::Class</a> provides more general interfaces that allow greater flexibility and complexity; this comes at the cost of being slightly more difficult to get started. Furthermore, this module has an active development community <li> <a href="http://search.cpan.org/search?mode=module&query=Rose%3A%3ADB%3A%3AObject">Rose::DB::Object</a> provides a third alternative. It supports only a limited number of databases (DBD modules are not sufficient; e.g., DB2 is not supported). </ul>