Re: perl oracle connection problems

From: Sybrand Bakker <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl>
Date: 29 Mar 2002 01:08:31 -0800
Message-ID: <a20d28ee.0203290108.4d696293@posting.google.com>

st_stefanov_at_bulgaria.com (Stefan) wrote in message news:<5bd8fe36.0203280734.2ca8e781_at_posting.google.com>...
> I want to connect using PERL to ORACLE 8 database running on the same
> server (Windows 2000).
> On this server is no TNS listener running.
> I saw that a program written in C connects to ORACLE using ODBC.
> I tried to use DBD::Oracle without success.
> Is it possible to connect to the ORACLE (using DBD::Oracle or
> DBD::ODBC)
> without running TNS listener on the same machine?
>
> Any answers will be appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Stefan

Only if you create a tnsnames.ora with a bequeath connection set up. How to define a bequeath connection should be available in the newsgroup archives.

Hth

Sybrand Bakker
Senior Oracle DBA Received on Fri Mar 29 2002 - 03:08:31 CST