RE: Perl and DBI (5.6 and 5.8)

Activestate stopped building because of something legal nature called "laziness". In plain English, they didn't feel like building it any more. That is as compelling reason as any.
Fortunately, you can get the latest DBD/DBI for perl 5.8 at

ftp://ftp.esoftmatic.com/outgoing/DBI/5.8.4/

Packages are built for using the PPM. Happy hacking. Oh, BTW, as a consultant,
I do charge for advice. Do you still have pounds with those beautiful hexagonal
50-pence coins or did you switch to EUR? I am asking because I have to know in which
currency should I send my invoice: GBP, EUR or John Smith Extra Stout Yorkshire
Bitter?

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> -----Original Message-----

> From: Hallas, John, Tech Dev [mailto:John.Hallas_at_gb.vodafone.co.uk] 

> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 11:45 AM

> To: oracle-l_at_freelists.org

> Subject: Perl and DBI (5.6 and 5.8)

> 

> 

> Using Activestate Perl 5.8 with DBI version 1.45

> 

> When I try a DBI connect to Oracle it fails with=20

> "install_driver(Oracle) failed; Can't locate DBD/Oracle.pm in @INC

> 

> A colleague suggests Oracle started charging for the use of 

> something in = 5.8 and therefore DBI with Oracle has been withdrawn.

> 

> I think my options are that I use Activestate 5.6 or get all 

> the = components down from CPAN and build the DBI package 

> myself. Seeing as = how I am almost just starting with Perl 

> that seems a bit excessive and = it is on a PC for my 

> learning purposes only Does all that sound reasonable?

> 

> I think I will download 5.6 rather than complicating matters 

> by using = CPAN and trying to compile the package, unless 

> anybody has a better = suggestion

> 

> John

> 

> =20

> 

> 

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