Re: Getting Error Message "Can't load 'C:/Perl64/lib/auto/DBD/Oracle/Oracle.dll" While Connecting to Oracle

On 26.01.2014 01:19, Tony Byorick wrote:
> I am trying to configure an Oracle connection from Perl running on a 
> Windows 7 desktop to an Oracle 11g database running on Linux; however 
> the database connection step is failing.
>
> The following line of perl code fails:
>
>    use DBD::Oracle;
>
> Below is the full error message:
>
> Can't load 'C:/Perl64/lib/auto/DBD/Oracle/Oracle.dll' for module 
> DBD::Oracle: load_file:%1 is not a valid Win32 application at 
> C:/Perl64/lib/DynaLoader.pm line 191. at 
> C:\go\perl\tracker\pingOracle.pl line 17.
> [...]
>
> I'm running 64 bit Windows and 64 bit Perl. Is it possible the DBD 
> loader is failing because it is trying to load a 32 bit version of the 
> Oracle driver?

Yes. The "bitness" of Perl and the database libraries must match, not 
only for Oracle, but for every database (and every C/C++ library you 
want to use from Perl).
> [...]
>
Try to get a 64 bit Oracle client, or use a 32 bit Perl.

Alexander

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