What do you mean there is no PPD? For what? Is it telling you it can't
find it, then your PPM config is wrong.
ppm install DBI and ppm install DBD-Oracle8
To compile yourself you must use Visual C since that is what ActivePerl was
compiled with.
Ilya
> -----Original Message-----
> From: House Richard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 2:31 PM
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: help with Oracle Drivers.
>
>
> I am using Perl 5.6. Is there an Oracle interface that works and
> does not require a visual C compiler. I have downloaded a version of DBD
> Oracle 1.07 to install. However it requires a visual c compiler.
> Dmake falls
> over because it is expecting some type of macro or ruledfn. DBD
> Oracle 1.07
> will not work without DBI 1.18.
> You say to use PPM which is great however there is no PPD file. So
> out desperation I tried using gcc. No good there either.
> If it was not for no luck, I would not have any luck at all.
> Thanks for any advise,
> Richard House.
