Re: ODBC Drivers

I think you will need at least Oracle's "SQL*Net Client" (and the OCI API - normally included) on the client machine, independent from what programming language you prefer. I don't know any "free" module which could be used instead. I also think Oracle has its secrets concerning protocol information avoiding other people from writing such modules.

NB: I had no problems with DBD:Oracle, even not with BLOB data fields (LONG RAW).

Andy.Fry_at_netserv.net wrote:

> Help,
>
> I have a SCO Unix Box and I'd like to connect to a remote Oracle server using
> PERL, what drivers do I need, and where the heck can I get them. Or do I need
> some Oracle Software (probably very expensive) in order to do this. I've
> tried the DBD::Oracle module, and had no joy with that, cause it requires
> some client software to be installed.
>
> Any Ideas ????
>
> Regards
>
> Andy
>
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Received on Fri Jan 08 1999 - 00:00:00 CET