RE: DBD::ORACLE vs DBD::ODBC

[Jeff Urlwin]

>
> >       I want to migrate to migrate some existing Sybase Perl Programs to
> > work with ORACLE 9. Would it be better to go for DBD::ODBC or
> DBD:ORACLE.
>
> If you can install the Oracle client software (e.g., SQL*Net, OCI, and
> SQL*Plus) in the Perl machine, DBD::Oracle would be much better.

Note that in most instances, the ODBC layer requires at least SQL*Net
anyway...so, typically the best choice is DBD::Oracle.

Regards,

Jeff