Just reading about RMI - sounds promising :-)
Thanks you very much.
On Mon, 2009-12-14 at 20:09 -0600, Scott Smith wrote:
> Try RMI::Client::ForkedPipes. Have the child process use one lib, and
> the parent use the other. The child can give back with one DBI/DBD, and
> the parent can produce handles from the other.
>
> This is effectively the proxy solution, but you're just forking and
> proxying to a private sub-process you created.
>
> (Full disclosure: I wrote the RMI modules. If they break for you please
> email me.)
>
> Scott
>
> jeff wrote:
> > You make an incorrect assumption :-(
> > Not trying to fool anyone or hide my identity, just hoping for further
> > input.
> >
> > If you don't want to answer, then don't - but there is no need to be
> > nasty about it. You shouldn't view people so negatively.
> >
> > As it turns out, the proxyserver is not a solution and database links
> > are not an option - Not allowed to create.
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 2009-12-14 at 20:54 +0100, Alexander Foken wrote:
> >
> >> OK, while you were busy creating new threads, I remembered that this
> >> problem was discussed some time ago on this mailing list.
> >>
> >> I was about to mail you a link to that discussion for further
> >> information, like
> >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/dbi-users@perl.org/msg32448.html>, but then
> >> I saw that that therad was also started by you. We gave you several
> >> pointers how to solve this problem, from using a specific oracle client
> >> over proxy solutions to database links. We told you that it is
> >> impossible to include two different Oracle client libraries into one
> >> process. And we told you that you do not need to include two different
> >> Oracle client libraries into one process.
> >>
> >> Now, you ask basically the same question again, hoping that no body
> >> remembered that thread startet two months ago. Well, I did, and it seems
> >> you are resistant to consulting, both from Oracle experts and from
> >> experienced DBI users.
> >>
> >> So, why do you waste our time?
> >>
> >> Alexander
> >>
> >> On 14.12.2009 13:18, jeff wrote:
> >>
> >>> I need to connect simultaneously to both Oracle 8 and oracle 10 from the
> >>> same script using 'external' connection (ie, no username or password).
> >>> The Oracle libraries, from my experimentations, are not compatible for
> >>> external connections. Oracle 8 uses system ID and Oracle 10 uses wallet
> >>> and they do not overlap.
> >>>
> >>> I need to stress that this is NOT an option. I have no say in this
> >>> regardless of how insecure it may sound.
> >>>
> >>> Anyway, since Oracle DBD can only be built against 1 at a time , this
> >>> presents a problem. I have been trying to use DBI Proxy in a PAR
> >>> standalone for Oracle 8 connections and the usual setup for Oracle 10
> >>> connections with some limited success.
> >>>
> >>> What would be ideal would be to have 2 different Oracle DBD connections
> >>> from within the same perl build. Any suggestions or ideas for potential
> >>> solutions out there ?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks.
> >>> Jeff
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
>
>
