You could use ODBC if you have the ODBC driver installed for oracle
(I'm just assuming that oracle has an ODBC driver.) You would need
the Win32::ODBC module, which you could get Win32::ODBC using ppm
from the ActiveState site.
*I* think a better way is to use DBI. You'll need DBD::Oracle and
DBI--get them here: http://dbi.perl.org/
Its darn reliable, portable, and well documented. I used both
Win32::ODBC and DBI and decided I liked DBI better. You'll find good
info on DBI on the above Web site. There is also an O'Reilly book
titled "Using the Perl DBI" (or something like that). ooh!, you can
also get these modules from ActiveState, using ppm--if you use
windows, ppm is an easy way to get and install your modules.
hope that helped
have fun
-----Original Message-----
From: Julian M Sawkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: August 29, 2001 5:43 AM
Subject: Accessing an oracle database with a DBI
Is there a way that doesn't involve installing the oracle client?
Can I use ODBC?
If so, can anyone give me pointers as to where to find the drivers?
The reason I'm avoiding the client is because I have no cdrom in the
machine,
and no X installed (Redhat is so big these days I had no room for
it). The
machine is replacing a DOS machine, so if I suddenly say we need 4G
disks
it will make Linux seem a little bloated in comparison. In case you
wondered,
the dos machine never used to connect - it did a download, but we're
trying to
improve that!
Thanks for your time.
J
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