dope.sh is a shell script that facilitates discovery of the Oracle-Perl environment on a Unix (Solaris) system [1]. I distribute an open-source Perl application that incorporates a DBI/DBD::Oracle connection. The users that implement the application generally (but not always) have the requisite DBI/DBD modules but also often have multiple instances/versions of Perl installed. When those users have database connection problems, the first thing I do is try to sort out exactly what Perl/Oracle components they do and don't have available on their system. This can be time consuming since I don't have access to their systems. This utility was designed to output the information that I usually ask users to provide and I now include it with my application distribution.
If anybody else thinks they can get any use out of it, they are welcome to use and/or modify it. [1] dope.sh http://rocky.uta.edu/doran/dope.html -- Michael # Michael Doran, Systems Librarian # University of Texas at Arlington # 817-272-5326 office # 817-688-1926 cell # [EMAIL PROTECTED] # http://rocky.uta.edu/doran/