R3::rfcapi - Perl extension for SAP rfcsdk COPYRIGHT ========= Copyright (c) 1999, Johan Schoen. All rights reserved. R3::rfcapi is free software; you may use, modify and redistribute it under the same terms as Perl itself. To use the R3::rfcapi you also need the RFCSDK which is proprietary software owned by SAP AG. The RFCSDK is not delivered with R3::rfcapi. INTRODUCTION ============ R3::rfcapi is not intended to be used directly. Use R3.pm, which includes R3::conn, R3::func and R3::itab, to get an object oriented interface to SAP R/3 remote function calls. The R3::* modules are still under construction; the interface may change in future versions. REQUIREMENTS ============ The R3::rfcapi requires Perl 5, a C compiler and SAP's RFCSDK. The RFCSDK is available on the R/3 Frontend CD and/or (depending on operating system) via ftp from any of SAP's sapserv. If you have legal access to an R/3 system you should be able to obtain it - if not, you should not use the R3::* modules anyway. INSTALLATION ============ The RFCSDK must be installed on your system. If it is installed in a different directory than /usr/sap/rfcsdk on Linux/UNIX or C:\usr\sap\rfcsdk on Windows NT you have to change $rfcsdk_dir (Linux/UNIX) or $rfcsdk_nt (Windows NT) in Makefile.PL. On Linux and HP-UX with gcc (and probably other UNIX like systems): $ perl Makefile.PL $ make $ make test $ make install $ make -f Makefile.aperl inst_perl Unfortunatly static linking is needed. You probably have to be root to run the last two commands. If you want an other name on the perl executable do: $ perl Makefile.PL MAP_TARGET=r3perl $ make $ make test $ make install $ make -f Makefile.aperl inst_perl MAP_TARGET=r3perl On NT with VC++: D:\R3>perl Makefile.PL D:\R3>nmake D:\R3>nmake test D:\R3>nmake install On other platforms: Sorry, I do not know. Please tell me if you do! AUTHOR ====== R3::rfcapi is written by Johan Schoen, johan.schon@capgemini.se. Feedback welcome! TRADEMARK INFORMATION ===================== SAP and R/3 are trademarks of SAP AG.