depends on the database you wish to implement shown here are the specs for the Perl DBD/DBI version to Oracle version which you will want to download
http://search.cpan.org/~pythian/DBD-Oracle-1.23/Oracle.pm#SYNOPSIS PPM allows you to view all drivers and versions as well as installing DBD-Oracle or DBI-Oracle by placing DBD-Oracle in search and click on install button and placing DBI-Oracle in search and click on install button following advice from http://www.orafaq.com/wiki/Perl#CONNECT_to_Oracle_with_DBD::Oracle You need two CPAN modules to enable Oracle connectivity: The first is the main DBI (DB Interface) module, the other is a DBD (DB Driver) module. Several DBD modules are available - to support the different database systems, including Oracle and MySQL. The Oracle module is called DBD::Oracle. DBI (previously called DBperl) is a database independent interface module for Perl. It defines a set of methods, variables and conventions that provide a consistent database interface independent of the actual database being used. DBD::Oracle is the Oracle specific module for DBI. It can be downloaded from CPAN (download now). once installed you will want to execute the version scripts as seen here $ perl -e 'use DBI; print $DBI::VERSION,"\n";' 1.50 $ perl -e 'use DBD::Oracle; print $DBD::Oracle::VERSION,"\n";' 1.17 a step by step guide is available at Burleson Consulting page located at http://www.dba-oracle.com/t_dbi_perl_connecting.htm Shalom Martin Gainty ______________________________________________ Verzicht und Vertraulichkeitanmerkung/Note de déni et de confidentialité Diese Nachricht ist vertraulich. Sollten Sie nicht der vorgesehene Empfaenger sein, so bitten wir hoeflich um eine Mitteilung. Jede unbefugte Weiterleitung oder Fertigung einer Kopie ist unzulaessig. Diese Nachricht dient lediglich dem Austausch von Informationen und entfaltet keine rechtliche Bindungswirkung. Aufgrund der leichten Manipulierbarkeit von E-Mails koennen wir keine Haftung fuer den Inhalt uebernehmen. Ce message est confidentiel et peut être privilégié. Si vous n'êtes pas le destinataire prévu, nous te demandons avec bonté que pour satisfaire informez l'expéditeur. N'importe quelle diffusion non autorisée ou la copie de ceci est interdite. Ce message sert à l'information seulement et n'aura pas n'importe quel effet légalement obligatoire. Étant donné que les email peuvent facilement être sujets à la manipulation, nous ne pouvons accepter aucune responsabilité pour le contenu fourni. > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 12:18:51 +0300 > Subject: update database driver > > Hi, > > I want to update my database and then I must update the drivers to work with > it. I want to know if I must to recompile DBI again with the new drivers or > DBI will use directly the new drivers as it used the old one without new DBI > install and compile? > > Yair Lapin > Head Webmaster > The Hebrew University of Jerusalem > Givat Ram > Jerusalem > _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™ SkyDrive™: Get 25 GB of free online storage. http://windowslive.com/online/skydrive?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_SD_25GB_062009
