I guess you could use DBD::ODBC that does net require an oracle client. cheers John Scoles
On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 4:50 AM, Martin J. Evans <martin.ev...@easysoft.com>wrote: > Vinod Guleria wrote: > > Dears, > > > > > > Could you pls let me know that Is there a way to connect to oracle DB(on > > remote system) without having oracle client on my system. > > > > > > Thanks & Regards, > > Vinod Guleria. > > > > If you are absolutely sure you cannot install any Oracle software on > your machine you need to search for Oracle Wire Protocol drivers. > However, none of these are made by Oracle and if Oracle change the > network protocol they will probably stop working until you can get an > update from the manufacturer. Also, these WP drivers don't tend to > support encryption, XA, failover etc and many other features you get > with the Oracle client. > > A better bet in my opinion is to install Oracle Instant Client. It is a > relatively small download and can be installed anywhere - you do not > need root permission. > > Martin > -- > Martin J. Evans > Easysoft Limited > http://www.easysoft.com > -- New! Learn why & how to love your data with Pythian's new webinar series. Topics, details & register: http://www.pythian.com/webinars
