Re: Using Perl with Oracle 10G on Windows

Bob T wrote:
> I have used Perl for a long time, and it is the only language I use to
> do Windows command scripting. I have always used the Perl version
> from Activstate.com. Now that Oracle is delivered with a version of
> Perl, I am running into compatibility problems.
>
> I would like to try using only the Perl that comes with oracle, so that
> I don't introduce version problems.
>
> I tried to use the windows gui tool to assign the files of type *.pl to
> the perl program in:
> #D:\oracle\product\10.1.0\Db_1\perl\5.6.1\bin\MSWin32-x86\perl.exe
> For some reason unknown to me, I click on a file named test.pl, I
> browse for the program to open it with, go to the perl.exe, click on
> Open, but when I get back to the window that is supposed to create the
> file association, the perl file doesn't show up.
>
> I need to be able to associate files of type *.pl with the perl
> program.
> Does anyone knwo what I need to do so that I can call a perl program
> from a command line and have it find and use the version from Oracle?
>
> ByTheWay, I know windows sux, so spare me the lectures on that topic,
> please.
>
> Thanks for any help or pointers to resources...
> Bob Treumann

1. Open Windows explorer
2. On the menu click Tools -> Folder Options...
3. Click on File Types
4. Click on New then add PL and Ok
5. Click on Change and browse for perl.exe
6. Ok

Regards
/Rauf Received on Thu Jun 02 2005 - 18:53:42 CEST