Can you log in via sqlplus from the \OCI directory? Also did you make sure you set the proper environmental variables in your environment? On XP you need (at least)
NLS_LANG=american_america.we8iso8859p1 (or you may have funky script issues) ORACLE_HOME=c:\orahome1 (or whatever yours is) ORACLE_SID=yoursid -Matt > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry Lords [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 1:08 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: OCI.dll cannot be found > > Thanks for all the great help! > > When I try and connect to the Oracle server I get the following "Unable to > Locate Component" error box: > > This application has failed to start because OCI.dll was not found. > Re-installing the application may fix this problem." > > The OCI.dll is installed as part of the Oracle Thick Client. Do I have to > have > this client installed on my machine to connect to an Oracle server? I > have not > had to have a client installed to interface with a MySql database. > > I am running Windows XP Pro, Perl 5.8.4, and DBD-Oracle9-1.16. I am > trying to > go against an Oracle 9i database. > > Thanks for all the previous great help! > > I am getting close, > Larry Lords > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > This message may contain confidential information, and is > intended only for the use of the individual(s) to whom it > is addressed. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----
