Latest versions of DBI are here at CPAN (we use v 0.93)
Latest versions of DBD:Oracle are here at CPAN also (we use v 0.47)

Both YeP-perl mSQL DBI:DBD and ODBC DBI:DBD contain the same version of DBI, so you can use DBD:mSQL, DBD:ODBC, and DBD:Oracle on the same system (and in the same script, of course).

Now:

• Download and install Cygwin 'Usertool' and YeP-perl core distribution.
• Download DBI v 0.93 & DBD:Oracle v 0.47 perl extensions we have build for you. Simply unpack the archive and copy the whole tree to your /qub directory, that contains YeP-perl Core distribution. We use this plug-and-play style when distributing YeP-perl extensions.

Note that YeP-perl DBD:Oracle extension does not contain a byte from Oracle environment itself, thus you should have Oracle 7.3.* environment already installed. It seems to be enough to have Oracle server and ociw32.dll only to use the DBD:Oracle extension.

You may test the package with

cd /qub/t/t.Oracle
runtests.bat 

t/base..............ok
t/plsql.............ok
All tests successful.
Files=2,  Tests=34,  2 secs ( 1.17 cusr  0.73 csys =  1.90 cpu)

Besides the test, there is /qub/t.t.Oracle/oraperl.ex with some useful scripts (and yes, they also work):

bind.pl commit.pl ex.pl japh mkdb.pl oradump.pl sql tabinfo.pl

We run Oracle server v 7.3.2.2.0. This version of DBD:Oracle will not work with Oracle version less than 7.3

Not tested with Windows 95. Have no Win95 computers at hand. Wanna become YeP-perl-for-Win95 tester?

 

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