Re: DBD::Oracle/Windows2000 OK from prompt, not mod_perl?

Hi Perrin -

> >I'm having a problem on Windows 2000 where DBD::Oracle works fine from
> >perl on the command prompt but not from inside mod_perl.  I think it is a
> >problem loading DLLs but I can't figure out what's different running under
> >mod_perl.  The machine is running:
> >   ActiveState perl 5.6.1 build 633
> >   Apache 1.3.26 (prebuilt)
> >   mod_perl 1.27_01-dev (Randy Kobe's build)
> >   DBD-Oracle8 (ActiveState ppm)
> >
> 
> You can't just mix and match like that.  Modules that you want to use 
> under mod_perl have to be built against the same perl that mod_perl was 
> built with.  If there is a DBD::Oracle with Randy's distro, use it. 
>  Otherwise, you need to build DBD::Oracle with the same perl he used, or 
> build mod_perl with ActiveState 633.

Hmmm, I was hoping that was not the case - all my other mod_perl stuff
works fine, including libapreq stuff and SOAP::Lite, but maybe just by
coincidence...

Hey Randy, do you happen to have a DBD-Oracle build?

(Btw, Randy deserves major kudos for maintaining his stuff at
theory5x.winnipeg.ca!)


Thanks,
Larry Leszczynski
larryl@xxxxxxxxx