> > I see the files under the FTP but there is one set that says: > > DBD-Oracle9-1.16-5.8.3.tar.gz > > Is that the same as the file that says: > > DBD-Oracle-1.16-5.8.3.tar.gz > > I ask because I am using Oracle9 and so if there is something > specific to it that would be good to know.
Sigh. You weren't supposed to see that :) That's an experimental version and I didn't want to make it public. Leave it alone for now, as it's got a problem (a PREREQ_PM dependancy on Test::More, but there is *no* package Test-More, it's named Test-Simple. Therefore, PPM doesn't find it. Don't go near it and I will take it down for the moment to avoid issues. But, to answer your question, you should install DBD-Oracle9.ppd from that site if you have a 9i client (or above). You should install DBD-Oracle if you have an 8i client. The line of thinking is that there are enough people out there with the 8i client. The 9i build won't run on most <= 8i client installs due to the lack of OCILobWriteAppend() in versions less than 8.1.[67] Jeff
