Cyril,
Check out http://www.orafaq.com/faq/perl
The Oracle DBD is a perl module you may need to install. Once you have
it, you have only to change the dbi connect parameter to use the
Oracle driver rather than ODBC. The beauty of DBI;-)
DBI->connect('dbi:Oracle:INSTANCE', 'cyril', 'cyril123')
# where INSTANCE is your Oracle database instance name
Regards,
Paul
On Dec 27, 2007 4:24 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Paul,
> Thanks for the reply.
>
> The perl script im using for database connection is this:
> [trap is a table in my oracle database & ORACLE is the dsn name]
>
> use DBI;
> use strict;
>
> my $dbh = DBI->connect('dbi:odbc::ORACLE', 'cyril', 'cyril123')
> or die "error creating handle\n";
> print "db handle success ..\n";
>
> my $sql=qq/select * from trap/;
> my $sth=$dbh->prepare($sql);
>
> $sth->execute();
> my @row;
> while (@row = $sth->fetchrow_array)
> {
> print "inside while loop:\n";
>
> print join(", ", @row), "\n";
> }
>
> $dbh->disconnect();
> print "closed db handle:\n";
>
>
> the code is working and is giving me the desired output.
> But I don't know how to make a connection using DBD
>
> Here is what I got from the internet about DBD connection
> #!/usr/bin/perl
>
> use DBI
> use strict;
> my $driver = "mysql";
> my $database = "TESTDB";
> my $dsn = "DBI:$driver:database=$database";
> my $userid = "testuser";
> my $password = "test123";
> my $dbh = DBI->connect($dsn, $userid, $password )
> or die $DBI::errstr;
>
>
> so if I want to connect to oracle is it that I can put oracle in place
> of mysql?
> Is it something :
>
> my $dsn = "DBI:oracle:database=dbname";
> my $dbh = DBI->connect($dsn, 'cyril', 'cyril123')
>
> or is that we have to specify the DBD to load oracle driver?
>
> And will changing the DB handle affect the rest of the program?
> Kindly put some light on this please.
>
> Thanks
> --
> Regards
> CyRiL.
> i-flex Solutions
>
> --
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Gallagher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 1:05 PM
> To: Cyril George-SJR
> Cc: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: ORACLE DRIVER
>
> Not sure I understand why you need ODBC Cyril. What program/client are
> you connecting with?
>
> I assumed it was some perl DBI script given the mailing list this is
> on. If that is the case, I'd point you again to the native Oracle DBD
> + Instant Client (for Linux). ODBC not required.
>
> Regards,
> Paul
>
> On Dec 27, 2007 1:50 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hi Paul,
> > The thing is that I'm using in a Linux machine.
> > So I require an ODBC driver right?
> > So is there any free Oracle ODBC driver for Linux?
> > What I could gather was I should use Easysoft Oracle ODBC and unixODBC
> > manager
> > UnixODBC is a freeware but couldn't find any free Oracle Drivers.
> > Also if kindly suggest if there is any other alternative.
> >
> > Thanks
> > --
> > Regards
> > CyRiL.
> > i-flex Solutions
> >
> > --
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Paul Gallagher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 10:23 AM
> > To: Cyril George-SJR
> > Cc: [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: ORACLE DRIVER
> >
> > Hi Cyril,
> >
> > Oracle's own Instant Client kit should meet your needs. It is free,
> > even for production use.
> >
> > I presume you are running under Windows, so see
> >
> http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/tech/oci/instantclient/htdocs/
> > winsoft.html
> > The main Instant Client site is at
> > http://www.oracle.com/technology/tech/oci/instantclient/index.html
> >
> > Instant Client for Windows includes an ODBC driver, but if you are
> > using DBI you would probably benefit from using the native Oracle DBD
> > (and the Instant Client kit includes the necessary OCI support).
> >
> > Regards,
> > Paul
> >
> > On Dec 26, 2007 5:39 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I have been using easysoft odbc driver for connecting to my oracle
> > > database.
> > >
> > > I want to know is there a free odbc driver that I can use for this
> > > purpose.
> > >
> > > Kindly assist me on this.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Cyril Thomas George
> > >
> > > i-flex Solutions Ltd.
> > >
> > > *: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >
> > >
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