Oracle connection question

2004-08-17 Thread Robert
In the DBD::Oracle docs it states this: == If you use the host=$host;sid=$sid style syntax, for example: $dbh = DBI-connect(dbi:Oracle:host=myhost.com;sid=ORCL, $user, $passwd);then DBD::Oracle will construct a full connection descriptor string for you and Oracle will not need to consult

Re: Oracle connection question

2004-08-17 Thread Tim Bunce
On Tue, Aug 17, 2004 at 10:24:00AM -0400, Robert wrote: In the DBD::Oracle docs it states this: == If you use the host=$host;sid=$sid style syntax, for example: $dbh = DBI-connect(dbi:Oracle:host=myhost.com;sid=ORCL, $user, $passwd);then DBD::Oracle will construct a full connection

Re: Oracle connection question

2004-08-17 Thread Robert
Tim Bunce [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Tue, Aug 17, 2004 at 10:24:00AM -0400, Robert wrote: In the DBD::Oracle docs it states this: == If you use the host=$host;sid=$sid style syntax, for example: $dbh =

Oracle connection question

2004-06-03 Thread Robert
Can I use DBD-Oracle to connect to Oracle without having to load the Oracle client software? I am looking for a thin client solution like Java has with JDBC. Robert

Re: Oracle connection question

2004-06-03 Thread BLACH Johannes
Gaul, Ken wrote: Can I use DBD-Oracle to connect to Oracle without having to load the Oracle client software? At least for Oracle 10g, you can use the Instant Client libraries distributed by oracle. Those can be installed without installer and contain only the basic networking libraries. See

Re: Oracle connection question

2004-06-03 Thread Eric Lenio
I set up dbiproxy on my Oracle server, then use DBD::Proxy to work with Oracle from several clients (including Windows). Nothing from Oracle required on the client! Email me if you're interested in a script I wrote to start/stop DBI proxying on the server. On Wed, Jun 02, 2004 at 05:24:27PM