thanks for the inputs. what i've been able to glean so far indicates i need the full oracle client and development softwares, so i guess i need to dig deeper in-house to see where i can get these.
On 2/9/06, Bob Showalter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > jm wrote: > > On 2/9/06, Bob Showalter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>I think you have enough software. If you can run SQL*Plus, you should be > >>OK. Try using just "/usr/lib/oracle/10.2.0.1" or > >>"/usr/lib/oracle/10.2.0.1/client" as your ORACLE_HOME. Also, be sure to > >>look at the README's with the DBD::Oracle package. > >> > > > > > > trying "/usr/lib/oracle/10.2.0.1" gives me "... Unable to locate an > > oracle.mk, proc.mk or other suitable *.mk file in your Oracle > > installation. ..." different error, but no .mk files are included in > > the downloads i installed. i found a different point of contact in > > oracle, i'm also asking there to see if this new person might have > > something useful but if there are any other suggestions, don't > > hesitate *s* > > I guess I was wrong. I'm not sure exactly what you need to have > installed. Those .mk files are used to link the Oracle libs into the > DBD::Oracle extension. I would read the README's that come with > DBD::Oracle over very carefully, and then find the dbi-users list (Try > http://dbi.perl.org). > > I *think* that oracle.mk is used to link the server, and proc.mk is used > to link the Pro*C precompiler. Is there an option within your installer > to install "Developer" or "Programmer" stuff? You might try that. > -- since this is a gmail account, please verify the mailing list is included in the reply to addresses -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
