Re: Getting Error Message "Can't load 'C:/Perl64/lib/auto/DBD/Oracle/Oracle.dll" While Connecting to Oracle
Bruce Johnson <[email protected]>
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On Jan 27, 2014, at 12:04 PM, Alexander Foken <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> 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. The Oracle Instant Client is very useful for this; you can use both 32-bit and 64-bit Oracle libraries on one system; just install them in different directories and ensure that the environmental variables are properly set prior to running the perl code. I never install the full Oracle client on anything any more. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs