# cpan DBD::Oracle
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Remember to actually *READ* the README file! Especially if you have
any problems.
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*** If you have problems...
read all the log printed above, and the README and README.help.txt files.
(Of course, you have read README by now anyway, haven't you?)
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t/10general.............DBI connect('','scott/tiger',...) failed:
ORA-12162: TNS:net service name is incorrectly specified (DBD ERROR:
OCIServerAttach) at t/10general.t line 22
Bailout called. Further testing stopped: Unable to connect to Oracle
(ORA-12162: TNS:net service name is incorrectly specified (DBD ERROR:
OCIServerAttach))
OK, <README>:
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Remember to *read* the DBI README file and this one CAREFULLY!
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*** MOST IMPORTANTLY:
Make sure Oracle is working and you can use the Oracle sqlplus
command to talk to the database from the machine you
want to build DBD::Oracle on. This often involves setting
environment variables like PATH, LD_LIBRARY_PATH, TWO_TASK etc.
Consult Oracle documentation for more details.
OK, done that.
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Only once you can connect to Oracle using sqlplus
should you try building and testing DBD::Oracle.
OK, done that.
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The supplied tests will connect to the database using the value of the
ORACLE_USERID environment variable to supply the username/password.
So you should set that to a valid user (e.g. 'scott/tiger') and ensure that
this user has sufficient privileges to create, insert into, select from and
drop a table, is also able to create, call and drop a procedure and
is able to select from
systemtables like 'v$sessions'. Using 'system/manager' might work but is not
recommended! See also
README.login.txt.
Ah ha, getting warmer...
<README.login.txt>:
This information is now in the DBD::Oracle module pod documentation.
Use the 'perldoc DBD::Oracle' command to read it.
OK...
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ perldoc DBD::Oracle
No documentation found for "DBD::Oracle".
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ man DBD::Oracle
No manual entry for DBD::Oracle
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$
Ah. Not installed, f course.
Fortunately I have an old completed installation on a different
machine which got as far as installing the docs. And am aware that I
could find the docs on CPAN. But that might not be true of everybody.
