Can you send me a patch to the docs that contains tested examples and explanation?
Tim. On Wed, Jul 09, 2003 at 05:30:31PM +0100, Thomson Bob wrote: > In the otherwise excellent documentation at : > > http://search.cpan.org/author/TIMB/DBD-Oracle-1.14/Oracle.pm#Connection_Exam > ples_Using_DBD_Oracle > > It's not too clear how to connect to a local database with a user which has > been set-up to > authenticate via the OS (alter user USERNAME identified externally) > > i.e. Thinking, as I did, that you can do : > > my $dbh = DBI->connect('DBI:Oracle:SID','/'); > > and getting this kind of the error : > > ORA-01004: default username feature not supported; logon denied (DBD ERROR: > OCISessionBegin) > > I think an explicit example like this would help : > > my $dbh = DBI->connect('DBI:Oracle:','/'); > > > Bob Thomson, > UNIX Team, > Newell and Budge, > North Lanarkshire Council. > > > Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > ********************************************************************* > North Lanarkshire Council's Web Site > http://www.northlan.gov.uk/ > ********************************************************************* > This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > are addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error, please > notify the System Manager and thereafter delete the e-mail from > your system. The System Manager may be contacted at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] or by telephone on 01698 302254. > E-mail transmission is not secure and information can be intercepted, > corrupted, lost, destroyed, delayed or incomplete. The sender does > not accept any liability for errors or omissions arising as a result > of e-mail transmission or interception. Please note that incoming > e-mails are routinely scanned for the purpose of detecting offensive > or inappropriate materials. > > ********************************************************************** >
