John Doe wrote:
>
> I downloaded DBI from CPAN, and DBD for Oracle (DBD-Oracle-1.12). The DBI
> README said Tk is needed, so I downloaded that (could not get it to build,
> but found a binary at sunfreeware.com).
>
> I just want to query Oracle tables from Perl scripts! Why do I need
> Tk (which is for X Windows)? What do I need to just query textual data? I
> am using Solaris and HP-UX.
>
> I have set up all kinds of stuff Unix (servers, compilers & apps), but
> this has me *stumped*! I've read the README's. What did I miss? The guy I
> spoke to at Oracle sales (1-800-ORACLE1) said to download ODBC from
> otn.oracle.com, but the O'Reilly book says DBI is easier than ODBC. (That
> book is about using DBI but not setting it up.)
>
> Sorry for the cross-post boys, but I am getting desperate! If you would
> rather e-mail me than post your reply, feel free! I must be STUPID because
> I have not found one other post in this vein in the Google archive
> --everyone else has apparently done it with ease, so someone *please*
> enlighten me.
>
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You do not need Tk. If you want to use ora_explan, you need this.
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Ron Reidy
Oracle DBA
Received on Tue Feb 05 2002 - 06:54:55 CST
