Re: ORAPerl
Date: 1998/01/06
Message-ID: <EMDCEo.266_at_ig.co.uk>#1/1
In article comp.lang.perl.misc:<34a19198.23523242_at_news.ais.net>,
syarbrou_at_ais.net (Steve) writes:
>The ORAperl interface does not work with perl 5.004. It's only
>designed for Perl 4. From what I have heard, there is no further
>development being done on it.
oraperl - the perl4 extension is unsupported as is perl4.
Oraperl.pm the oraperl emulation layer is fully supported as is the DBI and many of the DBD modules.
>Besides, DBI/DBD's are much better and
>use the latest version of Perl.
Oraperl provides a good migration tool (its primary purpose) and because $lda and $csr are actually $dbh and $sth's (read the perldoc's), you can use DBI methods on the $lda and $csr handles...
So, if you are already using oraperl then
use Oraperl; # :-)
if you are a "DB newbie" then take your pick. DBI is probably my preference simply because it is more flexible and allows easier DB migration. As always YMMV...
All the best,
Jacqui
-- Jacqui Caren Email: Jacqui.Caren_at_ig.co.uk Paul Ingram Group Fax: +44 1483 419 419 140A High Street Phone: +44 1483 424 424 Godalming GU7 1AB United KingdomReceived on Tue Jan 06 1998 - 00:00:00 CET