On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 16:38:59 -0700 Mary Sweeney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I downloaded Perl last Winter and have used it to access an Oracle 9i > database using ADO. I would now like to use it with DBI/DBD to > access an Oracle 9i database. I find the CPAN site confusing and > can't figure out how to download DBI/DBD. Can someone enlighten me? > I would also love to have any example code. My OS is Windows XP > Professional. If you are using ActiveState Perl, you should use PPM. http://dev.isystek.com/dbi/fom-serve/cache/13.html will give you some information about how. To find a module in CPAN, start at http://search.cpan.org/ . There is a link there for Database Interfaces in addition to the search box. There are working examples for Oracle in the DBD-Oracle source archive. See Oracle.ex/* in http://search.cpan.org/dist/DBD-Oracle/MANIFEST . -- Mac :}) ** I usually forward private questions to the appropriate mail list. ** Ask Smarter: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html Give a hobbit a fish and he eats fish for a day. Give a hobbit a ring and he eats fish for an age.
