[BioPython] problem loading NCBI_taxonomy database into bioseqdb

[Nick Matzke]

Based on some web advice on this general error I also did this:

sudo cpan DBD::mysql

...which did install something that wasn't installed.  But the same 
error resulted when the load_ncbi_taxonomy.pl script was run.

Nick


Nick Matzke wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm following the BioSQL tutorial at the biopython website 
> (http://www.biopython.org/wiki/BioSQL#NCBI_Taxonomy ).  I can get 
> bioseqdb to work, and the biosql python scripts etc.
> 
> However I can't get these directions to work in loading the taxonomy 
> database into bioseqdb.  I get: "Can't locate object method "connect" 
> via package "DBI" "
> 
> I double-checked to make sure I've got DBI in perl (see error message 
> below) but that doesn't seem to help.
> 
> Any help appreciated!
> Nick
> 
> 
> commands/returns:
> ===========================
> ===========================
> ===========================
> mws2:/bioinformatics/eg nick$ perl -v
> 
> This is perl, v5.10.0 built for darwin-thread-multi-2level
> (with 3 registered patches, see perl -V for more detail)
> 
> Copyright 1987-2007, Larry Wall
> 
> Binary build 1002 [283697] provided by ActiveState 
> http://www.ActiveState.com
> Built Jan 10 2008 11:08:33
> 
> Perl may be copied only under the terms of either the Artistic License 
> or the
> GNU General Public License, which may be found in the Perl 5 source kit.
> 
> Complete documentation for Perl, including FAQ lists, should be found on
> this system using "man perl" or "perldoc perl".  If you have access to the
> Internet, point your browser at http://www.perl.org/, the Perl Home Page.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> mws2:/bioinformatics/eg nick$ sudo cpan DBI
> Password:
> 
> CPAN: Storable loaded ok (v2.18)
> Going to read /usr/local/Metadata
>   Database was generated on Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:02:50 GMT
> CPAN: LWP::UserAgent loaded ok (v5.810)
> CPAN: Time::HiRes loaded ok (v1.9711)
> Fetching with LWP:
>   http://ppm.activestate.com/CPAN/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz
> CPAN: YAML loaded ok (v0.66)
> Going to read /Users/nick/.cpan/sources/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz
> ............................................................................DONE 
> 
> Fetching with LWP:
>   http://ppm.activestate.com/CPAN/modules/02packages.details.txt.gz
> Going to read /Users/nick/.cpan/sources/modules/02packages.details.txt.gz
>   Database was generated on Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:02:51 GMT
> ............................................................................DONE 
> 
> Fetching with LWP:
>   http://ppm.activestate.com/CPAN/modules/03modlist.data.gz
> Going to read /Users/nick/.cpan/sources/modules/03modlist.data.gz
> ............................................................................DONE 
> 
> Going to write /usr/local/Metadata
> DBI is up to date (1.607).
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> mws2:/bioinformatics/eg nick$ 
> /bioinformatics/pythonstuff/biosql-1.0.0/scripts/load_ncbi_taxonomy.pl 
> --dbname bioseqdb --driver mysql --dbuser root --download true
> 
> 
> Can't locate object method "connect" via package "DBI" at 
> /bioinformatics/pythonstuff/biosql-1.0.0/scripts/load_ncbi_taxonomy.pl 
> line 323.
> 
> mws2:/bioinformatics/eg nick$
> ===========================
> ===========================
> ===========================
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 

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