RE: Connecting to Oracle via Perl

Hi Rick,

Here's what I did... granted I have never been able to get os-authenticated logons to work on Windows (have you?)

• Created a config file that has pairs of values (ex: elvis_pw elvis)
• Created a module that accepts a hash as a parameter, reads the config file, populates the hash with the pairs of values, and returns the hash to the calling program.
• Anytime I connect to sql*plus (I don't do it with DBI) I use the system call and refer to the parameter value in the hash within my connect string: $$parms_ref{'elvis_pw'}. I don't use DBI because my calls are to fire stored procedures, and if I remember right the DBI doesn't support calling stored procs. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Not pretty but it works. My password is only stored in one place.

If you'd like to see the code email me directly.

Lisa Koivu
Oracle Database TANK
Fairfield Resorts, Inc.
954-935-4117

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rick_Cale_at_teamhealth.com [SMTP:Rick_Cale_at_teamhealth.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 8:58 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: Connecting to Oracle via Perl
>
> Hi DBAs,
>
> Environment is Oracle 8.1.6 NT 4.0
>
> What is the best way to connect to Oracle using Perl? I do not want to
> hard-code password in script if not necessary. I could not find a way to
> embed
> in dsn creation. Any suggestions/working examples on how to achieve this
> is
> appreciated? I do not have any kind of password server.
>
> Thanks
> Rick
>
>
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