thanks Geoff, I appreciate your feedback. is there any bug databse for DBI/DBD on internet where I can serach for of any known issues with these on HP-UX 11.0 ? thanks Arun > ---------- > From: Geoffrey Young[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 05:20 > To: 'EXT-Sethi, Arun' > Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: DBD - Oracle "Error connecting to Oracle" > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: EXT-Sethi, Arun [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 10:07 PM > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; > > '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > Subject: DBD - Oracle "Error connecting to Oracle" > > > > > > Geoff / Daniel, > > > > this is in ref. to your emails (as given below) in the > > "mod_perl" users group. > > > > I am going through the same errors in my error_log ie > > > > getting: > > Use of inherited AUTOLOAD for non-method > > DBD::Oracle::ORA_OCI() is deprecated at > > /oracle/product/9iAS/Apache/perl/lib/site_perl/5.005/PA-RISC2. > > 0-thread/DBD/Oracle.pm line 48. > > I was never able to figure out that exact error but I think it had something > to do with DBI trying (unsucessfully) to load DBD::Oracle twice. That is, I > would only see it from my log handler after my content handler bombed for > the other reasons listed in the thread. In both cases I was just use()ing > DBI and relying on DBI to pull in DBD::Oracle (however it does that) > > > > > when I try to connect to oracle from aperl program from the > > web using DBD::Oracle (1.0.3 as wel as DBD 1.0.6) > > and I have no problem connecting to oracle when I run the > > perl program from thw shell (command line) > > > > > > It looks like you are on linux platform, and in my case I am > > on hp-ux 11.0 box. I am not sure if Daniel is also on linux > > box or some other box. > > I have experience with this on both solaris and linux - the below patch > helped on both platforms. > no experience on HP for me, though. > > sorry > > --Geoff > > > > > > > I have also tried as follows but that does not help in my case > > > > the short answer/path is to edit DBD::Oracle Makefile.PL and > > build it again > > > > -$::opt_b = 1; # try to use Oracle's own 'build' rule > > +$::opt_b = 0; # try to use Oracle's own 'build' rule > > > > > > Question: > > > > I would appreciate to know if there is some thing I am > > missing or if this is some bug in DBD:Oracle (1.03/1.0.6) on > > HP-UX or any other information that can help me > > resolve/workaround this problem. > > > > > > > > thanks > > Arun > > > > > > > [snip] >